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Wait

/wˈeɪt/
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(verb) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

I can only wait.
I don't want to wait that long.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We will have to ____ for at least several twenty minutes before the next bus arrives at the station today.

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