lie in wait for smb.

  • 1wait — I n. 1) to lie in wait for 2) to have a (long) wait for (we had a long wait for the bus) II v. 1) (BE) (d; intr.) to wait at (to wait at table) (cf. 3) 2) (D; intr.) to wait for (they waited for me; they waited for me to leave) 3) (AE) (d; intr.) …

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