May 21, 2016 · I am interested to know which is the right way to say: wait me? Or wait for me? I was debating over this with my girlfriend, and she claims that we can also say "wait me". Is she right?

May 17, 2015 · The verb wait is usually intransitive, so it doesn't take a direct object: *My daughter will be waiting me in the Dulles Airport lobby. This is ungrammatical. Me is a direct object, but wait …

Apr 3, 2018 · According to Cambridge dictionary we normally say: "wait for ", but sometime we should use the preposition " to " with waiting, such as in the following example: There were a lot of people …

Dec 28, 2020 · I got into arguments using "Wait for me for a second" is it actually Wait For me For a second or Wait Me For a second What is the correct way of delivering the idea behind it?

Jul 19, 2019 · The simple imperative, "wait", is what we use when we are talking about a simple one-time action. "Please wait" means "Wait (once) right now." The implication is that the person only …

Wait for has the general meaning of anticipate/expect something to happen, for example: 1. wait for a bus 2. wait for the rain to stop before going out 3. wait for a letter to arrive. Wait on is in a way …

May 9, 2024 · No. In "Please wait another 5 minutes", "another 5 minutes" is a noun phrase acting as an adverb (or to be more precise, as an adverbial prepositional phrase) to modify verbs and certain …

May 22, 2015 · Wait a minute ~ sounds fine But then, how is wait for a minute is different? Also, if 'minutes are already described', dropping 'for' is okay in AmE and BrE as the comments there say: …

Will you wait for me if I asked you nice (ly)? Would you wait for me if I asked you nice (ly)? Here, would shows more deference ( ~= politeness). While, will, as usual when talking about future time, talks …

Jul 18, 2013 · 37 Wait is an intransitive verb—it doesn't take a direct object; consequently it can't be cast into passive voice, and its past participle can't act as an adjective: We are waiting eagerly. but We …