待まつ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, つ, transitive)
1. to wait
It's fine, just wait a moment.
2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
I've been waiting for this turn of events.
3. to depend on; to need
usu. in negative form
Kanji used
wait
Pitch accent
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Top 200
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
Examples (200 in total)
I've been waiting for you for a long time.
Who are you waiting for?
Of course I'll wait.
Hey, wait a minute.
I've decided to wait.
I'm waiting for my mother.
Were you waiting for me?
This is what I was waiting for.
Wait. Don't go.
I'd like to wait here.
I'm waiting for her.
What're you waiting for?
Wait there.
Are you waiting for something?
Wait at home.
I can't wait because I'm in a hurry.
We waited.
We were waiting for you.
I don't mind waiting.
I will be waiting on the roof.
I waited for you at the park.
I waited for two days.
Everybody is waiting for you.
Where should I wait for you?
I'll be waiting for you at the usual place.
I don't like waiting.
Why were you waiting for me?
I'll wait for you here, so don't worry.
They waited for their teacher.
Are you still waiting for someone?
I have to wait.
All I can do is believe and wait.
Hey, wait a second.
You waited for me? Thanks!
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
I'll wait for you in front of the school.
The boys are waiting.
Wait for me. I'll be back in no time.
Wait here for a while.
We should wait here for the moment.
I'm waiting for my friend to arrive.
It waited, silently.
Happiness doesn't come by waiting.
Would you like to wait?
There is someone waiting for me!
I must wait here.
Wait, wait, don't go yet.
Wait here for a moment.
Shall we wait for you here?
Do you mind if I wait here?
He will be waiting for you.
Please wait.
We have to wait.
I waited without expecting any result.
Why are you waiting in line?
I was waiting for that question.
I'm sorry I've kept you waiting so long.
I'm waiting for your letter.
We can but wait for the results.
The cat is waiting for you at home.
You'd better not wait here.
Wait! Don't shoot!
I've been waiting for this turn of events.
Wait. The phone's ringing.
We're waiting for dinner.
They were waiting for me as always.
I swear I'll wait for you.
I've been waiting for over an hour.
Please wait a moment.
Do we need to wait for her?
I waited for her to speak.
Wait here. I'll be back soon.
Wait till I finish eating.
Please wait outside.
Ten years is a long time to wait.
Hang on, I'm coming to save you.
Would you please wait for a few minutes?
No one had to wait.
I was waiting for you yesterday. What happened?
I will wait for my sister here.
I'm waiting for this store to open.
I told you to wait over there with everyone.
Wait until tomorrow morning.
Would you like to wait in the room?
Please wait a moment.
A lot of people were waiting for him.
Wait until he's back.
Wait, it's dangerous to go out alone!
What people had been waiting for appeared.
She wants to wait until marriage.
Mom, hurry up! Everyone's waiting.
That's the answer I was waiting for.
I can't wait for him any longer.
Please wait a little longer.
So for now, all we can do is wait.
Let's go. The car's waiting outside.
I'm waiting for a very important call.
I can wait for him no longer.
It's no use waiting for him to come.
We waited for him to turn up.
They were waiting for the gate to open.
I was worried because you didn't come, even though I waited quite a long time.
No no, wait, that's wrong!
I'll be right back, so just wait for me until then!
He will be waiting for you when you get there.
You should wait here.
Could you please wait a minute?
Wait for me, I'll email you now.
Have you been waiting in this posture the whole time?
Just a second. Let me finish.
There's nothing left to do but close my eyes and wait.
Those children are waiting for their mother.
Thank you for your patience.
Let's wait until the commotion dies down.
Even though it was tough, I had to keep waiting like this.
Hold on, I have to go to the bathroom.
Let's wait until he wakes up.
We'll wait for your return.
They were watching for the signal to start.
My friends are waiting in front of the library.
I rang the bell and waited.
I call out in a low voice and wait for a while.
He pressed the button and waited.
I waited for fifteen minutes.
Everyone's waiting for the show to start.
Because I'm having them wait in the living room now.
I've been waiting for three years.
Waiting for a train is tedious.
Then please wait a little while.
I can only wait.
Let's wait here until she comes back.
I will wait until she comes.
I waited more than two hours.
Wait. What did you just say?
I am still waiting for him since that day.
He's been waiting here for quite a while.
I asked him to wait here.
We all just sat there and waited.
I had not waited long before he appeared.
"Are you ready to go?" "Not yet. One minute."
He waited until she came.
I will wait here till he comes.
All you can do is to wait.
Wait a second. There's just one thing I want to ask.
We look forward to your early reply.
Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.
Hold on a second, I'll be right back. Don't hang up!
A young person is waiting for you outside.
All the class waited for the new teacher.
Could you wait here for a moment?
It seems they went out of their way to wait for me.
We encourage your participation.
She was waiting in front of the building.
Please wait for thirty minutes.
Wait. I can't walk that fast.
Her friend waited for her by the gate.
If I'm late, don't wait for me.
Let's wait for someone to notice and fix it.
If you wait, it will come out sooner or later.
If you could wait a little longer, I would appreciate it.
Wait, did you say girlfriend or boyfriend?
He is the very man that I have waited for.
If I have to wait 30 minutes, I'll order later.
I stopped and waited for the car to pass.
Please wait a moment; I will check.
All I can do is wait.
Your family waiting for you will surely be happy too.
I'll wait until you finish the work.
He told me that he would wait till I returned.
A bunch of people were standing outside waiting.
I waited for her till it got dark.
I'll wait here until my medicine is ready.
Please wait till he comes back.
He made me wait for about half an hour.
Please wait for me at the entrance of the building.
Please sit on this chair and wait.
Everyone is waiting to see his new film.
I decided to wait at the station until my wife came.
I've been waiting here for him since this morning.
We had been waiting since morning, but he didn't come after all.
Since there is no particular need to hurry, I wait leisurely.
They are just waiting for the storm to pass.
He waited for several seconds and opened the door.
I look forward to receiving your reply as soon as possible.
Let's wait here until everybody else goes home.
I think you're the woman I've been waiting for all my life.
I see, got it, wait a moment, I'm coming now.
I asked her to wait a moment.
Even if he doesn't come here, I'll go on waiting for him.
When I got home, I found your letter waiting for me.
If he comes, tell him to wait for me.
I intended to keep waiting until she woke up.
Please wait till I have finished my coffee.
Go to your room and wait there until I call you.
You ought not to have kept her waiting on such a cold night.
He looked as if he was waiting for me to say something.
He asked me to wait there until he came back.
Once everyone had finished preparing, they finally arrived at the door where the boss was waiting.
If for some reason they come early, please tell them to wait.
He doesn't like to wait until the last moment to do something.