to wait for
= (to expect, await)
ينتظر ، يتوقع
I waited for Helen for a long time, but she did not show up.
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to wait on
= (to serve, attend to)
يخدم
Who waited on you at that restaurant ?
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to wake up
= (to awaken)
يستيقظ
When did the baby wake up ?
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to watch out for
= (to look at for, guard against)
يحترس من
One thief went inside while the other waited outside and watched out for the police.
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to wait up for
= (to wait until very late without going to bed at the usual time)


ينتظر طويلا


Do not wait up for me tonight. I may be very late


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to waste one’s breath


= (to lose time talking in an effort to convince someone of something)


يجهد نفسه بالكلام
Don’t argue with him any longer. You are only wasting your breath.
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to wear down
= (to reduce gradually through the process of wear)-


يتلف بالاستعمال
The heels of your shoes are worn down.
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to wear off
= ( to disappear gradually)
يضمحل بالتدريج
My headache is not serious. It will wear off after an hour or so.
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to work out
= (to develop, devise, turn out)


يطور ، يبتكر
We must work out some plan to increase our sales.


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to turn down
= (to reduce in speed or volume, also to reject, refuse an offer)
يخفض ، يرفض
Please turn down this TV. It is too loud.
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to turn out
= (to result)
يصبح
Sam has turned out to be the best student in our English class.
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up-to-date
= (modern, brought up to the present time)
حديث ، عصري
Is this dictionary up-to-date ?
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used to
= (to indicate an action which continued for some period of time in the past)

اعتاد

( في الماضي فقط)


I used to smoke when I was at college.

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to be used to

= (to be accustomed to)
متعود
The journalist is used to reading magazines.
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to get used to
= (to become used to)
يتعود

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