Warten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abode noun A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.
- await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
- maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
- maintaining noun The ongoing act of keeping something working, in good repair, or unchanged.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
- upkeep noun The ongoing work or cost of keeping something in good condition.
- wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.
- waiting noun The act of remaining somewhere until something happens.
Senses
Warten is used for these senses in English:
- abode (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]
- hold on (idiomatic) Wait a short while.
- hold out (idiomatic, often, with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
- hold up (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
- hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
- service (transitive) To perform maintenance.
- upkeep (transitive, British) To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair.
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