 | English  | German |  |
 | comm. gastr. to attend sb. [also wait on e.g. the queen] | 534 jdn. bedienen [auch Königin etc.] |  |
 | telecom. to hold [wait to be connected] | 415 warten [am Telefon] |  |
 | to abide [literary] [wait for] | 121 harren [geh.] |  |
 | to lackey sb. [dated] [wait upon] | 29 jdn. bedienen [als Lakai etc.] |  |
 | to stay [pause, wait] | 29 warten |  |
 | to stay [to wait, pause] | 17 innehalten |  |
 | to lurk [lie in wait] | auf der Lauer liegen [Redewendung] |  |
2 Words |
 | at length {adv} [idiom] [after a longish wait] | endlich |  |
 | Hang on. [coll.] [Wait briefly] | Warte kurz! |  |
 | to attend on sb. [wait on, serve (an important person)] | jdm. aufwarten [veraltend] [(einen illustren Gast) bedienen] |  |
 | to attend to sb. [wait on sb.] | jdm. aufwarten [veraltend] [(einen Gast) bedienen] |  |
 | to await sb.'s convenience [idiom] [to wait until sb. is ready, e.g., to speak] | warten, bis jd. bereit ist [z. B. zu sprechen] |  |
 | to hang about [Br.] [wait] | warten |  |
 | to hang back [lag or wait behind] | zurückhängen |  |
 | to hang on [coll.] [wait] | warten |  |
 | to hang on [coll.] [wait] | abwarten |  |
 | to hold on [wait] | warten |  |
 | comp. to listen on sth. [to wait for information, e.g. of a port] | auf / an etw.Dat. lauschen [mitlauschen, ablauschen] [bes. IT-fachspr.] |  |
 | to wait on [continue to wait] | noch (weiter) warten |  |
 | masterly inactivity [watch and wait] | Beobachten und Abwarten [auch med.] |  |
3 Words |
 | sb. told sb. to do sth. [He told me to wait.] | jd. hieß jdn. etw. tun [geh.] [z. B. Er hieß mich warten.] |  |
4 Words |
 | He doesn't hang about. [Br.] [coll.] [doesn't wait or hesitate] | Er geht ran wie Blücher. [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to wait with baited breath [WRONG for: to wait with bated breath] | [gespannt warten] |  |
5+ Words |
 | quote I can wait. The end will be the same, I can wait. [The Last Unicorn] | Ich kann warten. Das Ende ist dasselbe, ich kann warten. |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
 | bot. T | |  |