كيف تنطق "wait about"

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.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈweɪt/ /əˈbaʊt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

wˈeɪt/ /ɐbˈaʊt

أمريكي

WAYT uh-BOWT

بريطاني

WAYT uh-BOWT

Please wait about in the lobby until I call you.

They told us to wait about outside the office.

The students had to wait about for the bus to arrive.

No one told me where to go, so I just waited about until someone showed up.