等 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bide verb To wait patiently for the right moment.
• et al. abbreviation And others: used after the first author's name in citations to stand in for the remaining authors of a work.
• etc. abbreviation And other things of the same kind; used at the end of a list to show it could be continued.
• wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.

Senses

等 is used for these senses in English:

• bide (intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
• et al. And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.
• etc. And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.
• inter alia Among other things.
• wait (intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

bide — full definition

1. verb To wait patiently for the right moment.
2. verb An older usage meaning to stay, dwell, or remain in a place.

et al. — full definition

1. abbreviation And others: used after the first author's name in citations to stand in for the remaining authors of a work.
2. abbreviation And the rest of them: used informally after a name to mean the group associated with that person.