they can't wait hardly wait
- they can't wait hardly wait
I, they, etc. can't ˈwait/can hardly ˈwait idiom
used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it
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The children
can't wait for Christmas to come.
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I can hardly wait to see him again.
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they can't can hardly wait — I, they, etc. can t ˈwait/can hardly ˈwait idiom used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it • The children can t wait for Christmas to come. • I can hardly wait to see him again. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
I can't wait hardly wait — I, they, etc. can t ˈwait/can hardly ˈwait idiom used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it • The children can t wait for Christmas to come. • I can hardly wait to see him again. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
someone can't wait — someone can’t wait/can hardly wait/ phrase used for saying someone is very excited about something that they expect will happen I can’t wait for the holidays. Marlene can hardly wait to go to the beach again. Thesaurus: feelings of pleasure and… … Useful english dictionary
wait — wait1 W1S1 [weıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not go/start something)¦ 2¦(something has not happened)¦ 3 wait a minute/second/moment etc 4 somebody can t wait/can hardly wait 5 something can/can t wait 6 wait and see 7 wait until/till ... 8 be waiting (for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wait — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ waits, waiting, waited 1) VERB: no passive When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives. [V for n] I walk to a street corner … English dictionary
wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wait — wait1 [ weıt ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something will happen: Sheryl said she d be waiting in the lobby. wait for: He was attacked while he was waiting for a bus. The airport was full of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wait — I UK [weɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms wait : present tense I/you/we/they wait he/she/it waits present participle waiting past tense waited past participle waited *** 1) a) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something… … English dictionary
wait — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, lengthy, long ▪ We had a long wait to see the doctor. ▪ short ▪ agonizing, anxious … Collocations dictionary
wait*/*/*/ — [weɪt] verb I 1) to stay in one place until a particular thing happens or until someone arrives Sheryl said she d be waiting in the lobby.[/ex] He was attacked while he was waiting for a bus.[/ex] They waited anxiously for news of survivors.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English