wait

To stay where you are, or not do something, until someone comes or something happens.

• Wait for me here, I'll be back in five minutes.
  Beni burada bekle, beş dakikaya dönerim.
• I waited an hour for the bus this morning.
  Bu sabah otobüsü bir saat bekledim.

To be very excited about something that is going to happen, used mainly in 'can't wait'.

• I can't wait to see you again!
  Seni yeniden görmek için sabırsızlanıyorum!
• The children could hardly wait for the holidays to start.
  Çocuklar tatilin başlamasını dört gözle bekliyordu.

To be left until later because it is not urgent.

• The washing-up can wait until tomorrow.
  Bulaşık yarına kadar bekleyebilir.
• This is urgent, and it can't wait.
  Bu acil, ertelenemez.

To be ready for someone to use or collect.

• A taxi will be waiting for you at the airport.
  Havalimanında sizi bir taksi bekliyor olacak.
• There's a letter waiting for you on the table.
  Masada seni bekleyen bir mektup var.

To serve food and drink to people in a restaurant, used in 'wait tables' and 'wait on'.

• She waits tables at a café to pay for her studies.
  Okul masraflarını karşılamak için bir kafede garsonluk yapıyor.
• He spent the summer waiting on tables at a hotel.
  Yazı bir otelde garsonluk yaparak geçirdi.

To stop for a moment, used in 'wait a minute' or 'wait a second', often when you suddenly notice something.

• Wait a minute, I've forgotten my keys!
  Bir dakika, anahtarlarımı unuttum!
• Wait a second, that's not what you said yesterday.
  Dur bir saniye, dün böyle söylememiştin.

In air traffic control, to stay in position until permission is given to continue, as in 'line up and wait'.

• TC-ABC, runway 23, line up and wait.
  TC-ABC, pist 23, piste gir ve bekle.
• The pilot lined up on the runway and waited for take-off clearance.
  Pilot piste girdi ve kalkış müsaadesini bekledi.