No. 1,193 in Russian
ждать
To wait.
In a sentence
Я жду автобуса.
I am waiting for the bus.
Here, the verb 'ждать' conveys the action of anticipating the arrival of the bus, indicating a physical wait.
Нам пришлось долго ждать ответа.
We had to wait a long time for a response.
In this sentence, 'ждать' signifies waiting in anticipation, with an emphasis on the time taken to receive an answer.
Он сказал, что ждать больше не хочет.
He said he doesn't want to wait any longer.
Here, the verb 'ждать' is used in a perspective expressing a decision to stop the action of waiting.
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