[V P for n] The attacker may have been waiting around for an opportunity to strike...
[V P to-inf] I waited around to speak to the doctor.
[V P] ...the ghastly tedium of waiting about at the airport.
English dictionary. 2008.
wait around — ˌwait a ˈround ˌwait a ˈbout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wait around he/she/it waits around present participle waiting around … Useful english dictionary
wait around — wait to see what will happen, hang around Let s wait around and see if the bird returns to its nest … English idioms
wait around — phrasal verb wait around or wait about [intransitive] Word forms wait around : present tense I/you/we/they wait around he/she/it waits around present participle waiting around past tense waited around past participle waited around to do nothing… … English dictionary
wait about — ˌwait a ˈround ˌwait a ˈbout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wait around he/she/it waits around present participle … Useful english dictionary
wait — wait1 W1S1 [weıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not go/start something)¦ 2¦(something has not happened)¦ 3 wait a minute/second/moment etc 4 somebody can t wait/can hardly wait 5 something can/can t wait 6 wait and see 7 wait until/till ... 8 be waiting (for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wait about — phrasal verb wait around or wait about [intransitive] Word forms wait around : present tense I/you/we/they wait around he/she/it waits around present participle waiting around past tense waited around past participle waited around to do nothing… … English dictionary
wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wait — wait1 [ weıt ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something will happen: Sheryl said she d be waiting in the lobby. wait for: He was attacked while he was waiting for a bus. The airport was full of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wait — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ waits, waiting, waited 1) VERB: no passive When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives. [V for n] I walk to a street corner … English dictionary
wait — I UK [weɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms wait : present tense I/you/we/they wait he/she/it waits present participle waiting past tense waited past participle waited *** 1) a) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something… … English dictionary
