wait به انگلیسی

From Longman Dictionary

wait¹ /weɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb

to stay somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc

جایی ماندن یا کاری نکردن تا زمانی که اتفاق دیگری بیفتد، کسی بیاید و غیره

if you are waiting for something that you expect or hope will happen or arrive, it has not happened or arrived yet

اگر منتظر چیزی هستید که انتظار دارید یا امیدوارید اتفاق بیفتد یا برسد، هنوز اتفاق نیفتاده یا نرسیده است

wait² ●●○ noun [singular]

a period of time in which you wait for something to happen, someone to arrive etc

دوره زمانی که در آن منتظر اتفاقی، رسیدن کسی و غیره هستید

Example

She believed in the ship, and was waiting for it

I’m so sorry I kept you waiting

I do studies in my office on patient satisfaction, short waits, warmth and caring of my office personnel

There is often a one-hour wait to see a doctor

So there is not that long a wait