Wait about Meaning in English
expression
ˈweɪt/ /əˈbaʊt
WAYT uh-BOWT
wˈeɪt/ /ɐbˈaʊt
WAYT uh-BOWT
التعريف
To spend time in a place, often with no specific purpose, while waiting for something or someone.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Common in British English, informal. Often means waiting aimlessly or wandering nearby while expecting something. Similar to 'hang around' or 'wait around.' Rarely used in American English.
Spanish: esperar por ahí - quedarse esperandoPortuguese (BR): ficar esperando - esperar por aíPortuguese (PT): ficar à espera - andar à esperaChinese (Simplified): 在附近等候 - 等着Chinese (Traditional): 在附近等候 - 等著Hindi: इधर-उधर इंतजार करनाArabic: انتظر حول المكانBengali: ঘুরে বেড়ানো - অপেক্ষায় থাকা (অর্থহীনভাবে)Russian: слоняться - болтаться в ожиданииJapanese: うろうろ待つ - ぶらぶらしながら待つVietnamese: đứng đợi loanh quanh - lảng vảng chờ đợiKorean: 빈둥거리며 기다리다 - 어슬렁거리며 기다리다Turkish: oyalanmak - bekleyip durmakUrdu: ادھر اُدھر گھومتے ہوئے انتظار کرنا - بلا مقصد انتظار کرناIndonesian: menunggu-nunggu - mondar-mandir menunggu
جمل نموذجية
Please wait about in the lobby until I call you.
basic
They told us to wait about outside the office.
basic
The students had to wait about for the bus to arrive.
basic
No one told me where to go, so I just waited about until someone showed up.
natural
We had nothing to do but wait about all afternoon.
natural
Sometimes you just have to wait about while things get sorted.
natural