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WordReference English-Polish Dictionary © 2026:
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (serve food) | obsługiwać kogoś ndk. |
| | | obsłużyć kogoś dk. |
| | Get your own coffee; I'm not here to wait on you! |
wait around,
also UK: wait about vi phrasal | (wait for [sb/sth]) | czekać na ndk. + przyim. |
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (bar, restaurant: serve) | obsługiwać ndk. |
| | | obsłużyć dk. |
| | Gina was waiting on a customer at the restaurant. |
| wait [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (be patient while [sth] is in progress) | przeczekiwać coś ndk. |
| | | przeczekać coś dk. |
| wait up vi phrasal | informal (stay awake until [sb] arrives home) | czekać do późna ndk. + przyim. + przys. |
| | | zaczekać do późna dk. + przyim. + przys. |
| | He's 23 years old; you need not wait up for him anymore. |
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WordReference English-Polish Dictionary © 2026:
| can hardly wait v expr | (feel impatient, excited) | nie móć się doczekać zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over. |
| can't wait for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be impatient for) | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| | I can't wait for this day to be over. |
| I can't wait interj | (I am excited or impatient for [sth]) | nie mogę się doczekać |
| lie in wait v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | czatować ndk. |
| | | czaić się zwr. ndk. |
| | | zaczaić się zwr. dk. |
| Uwaga: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | When the victim arrived home, his attacker was already lying in wait. |
queue (UK),
wait in line (US),
wait on line (US,
regional) vi | UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles) | stać w kolejce zwrot ndk. |
| | People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale. |
| wait⇒ vi | (remain in expectation) | czekać ndk. |
| | | zaczekać dk. |
| | The results haven't come out yet, I am still waiting. |
| wait for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | czekać na kogoś/coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zaczekać na kogoś/coś dk. + przyim. |
| | I'm waiting for someone special. |
| wait for [sb/sth] to do [sth] vi + prep | (await [sth]) | czekać, aż ndk. + spój. |
| | | zaczekać, aż dk. + spój. |
| | We are going to wait for the office to open. |
| | Będziemy czekać, aż otworzą biuro. |
| wait vi | (be available) | czekać, oczekiwać ndk. |
| | There are taxis waiting at the corner. |
| wait n | (time spent waiting) | oczekiwanie, czekanie n |
| | I don't mind the wait. |
| wait n | (delay) | oczekiwanie n |
| | We are in for a long wait. |
| wait [sth] for [sb] vtr + prep | US, informal (postpone, delay) | czekać z czymś na kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | zaczekać z czymś na kogoś zwrot dk. |
| | Please wait lunch for me; I'll be there in a moment. |
| wait a long time v expr | (endure a considerable delay) | długo czekać przys. + ndk. |
| | Because of the crowds we had to wait a long time. |
| wait on [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | czekać na kogoś/coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | Rachel was waiting on her brother's arrival. |
| wait your turn v expr | (be patient) | czekać na swoją kolej zwrot ndk. |
| | | poczekać na swoją kolej, zaczekać czekać na swoją kolej zwrot dk. |
| | You should wait your turn. |
| | Powinieneś poczekać na swoją kolej. |