等待 /děngdài/ meaning in English

abide [abode, abode, abiding, abides]▼(wait in expectation)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbaɪd] [US: ə.ˈbaɪd]

await [awaited, awaiting, awaits]▼(transitive: to wait for)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈweɪt] [US: ə.ˈweɪt]

hold out▼(to wait for something better)
verb
[UK: həʊld ˈaʊt] [US: hoʊld ˈaʊt]

wait [waited, waiting, waits]▼(delay until some event)
verb
[UK: weɪt] [US: ˈweɪt]

expectation [expectations]▼(act or state of expecting)
noun
[UK: ˌek.spek.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌek.spek.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]