wait

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[English Word] be waited for

[Swahili Word] -ngojewa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ngoja V

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[English Word] let someone wait

[Swahili Word] -chelewesha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] appl-caus-pass

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -cha, -chelewa

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[English Word] make someone wait

[Swahili Word] -sirima

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] wait

[Swahili Word] -kaa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kikalio, kikao, makao, makazi, mkaa, mkalio, ukaaji, ukao, ukazi

[English Example] wait here, I'll be back right away

[Swahili Example] kaa hapa, nitarudi sasa hivi

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[English Word] wait

[Swahili Word] -ngoja

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] Long waiting hurts the stomach;

I am waiting for a taxi.

[Swahili Example] ngoja-ngoja yaumiza tumbo;

Ninangoja teksi.

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[English Word] wait

[Swahili Word] -saburi

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] wait for me

[Swahili Example] nisaburi.

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[English Word] wait

[Swahili Word] -subira

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] wait

[Swahili Word] -subiri

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] wait for

[Swahili Word] -ngojea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ngoja V

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[English Word] wait for

[Swahili Word] -saburia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] wait for

[Swahili Word] -subiria

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] wait for a while (before doing something)

[Swahili Word] -kaakaa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kaa

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[English Word] wait for each other

[Swahili Word] -ngojeana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ngoja V

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[English Word] wait for something to grow

[Swahili Word] -limbika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] mlimbiko N

[Swahili Example] limbika nywele [Rec]

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[English Word] wait for something to ripen

[Swahili Word] -limbika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] mlimbiko N

[Swahili Example] limbika nywele [Rec]

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[English Word] wait on

[Swahili Word] -hudumu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] hadimu, huduma

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[English Word] wait together

[Swahili Word] -ngojeana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ngoja V

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[English Word] wait!

[Swahili Word] ngoja!

[Part of Speech] interjection

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