wait up

weɪt ʌp

Definition of wait up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

stop and wait

stop so someone can catch up

He waited up for his friend on the trail.

hold on

pause

waiting

stay awake for someone to return

I will wait up for you tonight.

wait

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Expressions with wait

can't wait

feel very eager and unable to delay for something

I can't wait for the concert to start!

wait around

stay in one place doing nothing while waiting for something

We had to wait around for hours before the show started.

wait out

endure a situation until it finishes

We decided to wait out the storm.

wait tables

serve customers in a restaurant or cafe

She used to wait tables at the local diner.

can't wait to

exp.

express strong eagerness for a future event or action

I can't wait to see the new movie this weekend!

I can't wait

exp.

feel very excited for something to happen soon

I can't wait for the concert next week!

Examples of wait up in a sentence

He had to wait up for his little brother during the hike.
She decided to wait up until he arrived.
They always wait up for their parents on weekends.

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French:attendre, veiller, ...
German:warten, aufbleiben, ...
Italian:aspettare, rimanere sveglio, ...
Spanish:esperar, esperar despierto, ...
Portuguese:esperar, ficar acordado, ...
Chinese:等, 守候, ...
Japanese:待つ, 待って起きている, ...
Arabic:اِنْتَظَرَ, سَهِرَ فِي انْتِظارِ عَوْدَةِ شَخْص, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲכוֹת, לְחַכּוֹת עֵר, ...
Russian:подождать, ждать, ...
Ukrainian:зачекати, не спати, ...
Hindi:रुकना, जागते रहना, ...
Bengali:থেমে অপেক্ষা করা, জেগে থাকা, ...
Catalan:esperar-se, quedar-se despert, ...
Czech:počkat, čekat vzhůru, ...
Danish:vente på, vente oppe, ...
Dutch:wachten, opblijven, ...
Greek:περιμένω, περιμένω ξύπνιος, ...
Hungarian:bevárni, fennmaradni, ...
Khmer:ឈប់រង់ចាំ, រង់ចាំដោយមិនទាន់ចូលដេក, ...
Korean:기다리다, 깨어 있다, ...
Persian:صبر کردن, بیدار ماندن, ...
Polish:zaczekać, czuwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):esperar, ficar acordado, ...
Romanian:a se opri, a sta treaz, ...
Swedish:vänta in, vänta uppe, ...
Thai:หยุดรอ, อยู่รอ, ...
Turkish:beklemek, ...
Vietnamese:dừng lại chờ, thức chờ, ...

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