Wordcyclopedia | English | I had to wait for another bus.

I Pronoun

— The person who is speaking or writing I am writing this, and you are reading it.

I Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

I Symbol

— A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first"). — The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements. — The symbol for electrical current.

I Number

— This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.

i Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

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had verb

— (auxiliary) Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (with a past participle). — (auxiliary, now, _, rare) As past subjunctive: would have.

had adjective

— (informal) Duped. — (obsolete) Available.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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wait Verb

— If you wait for someone or something, you do something (or nothing) until something else happens. I waited for you for twenty minutes. Where were you? The fans waited patiently for their idol to arrive. — To wait is to take orders and serve food at the tables in cafes and restaurants. Her job at the cafe was to wait at the tables.

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for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

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another Determinative

— Another of something means that there is one more of it. Is there another way to do this? Mike and another man came to our house. I can't do this now. Let's do it another time. Another of the things you can't ask is "how old are you?" I've got this shirt, and another just like it. That's another one of those things I have to do. Can I just sleep for another five minutes? I've been very busy with one thing and another. I'll do it one way or another. And another thing: clean this up! I hope we don't get another George Bush. Oh no! Not another problem!

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bus Noun

— A bus is a vehicle that carries a large number of people on roads. He ran to catch the school bus, which had stopped at a corner to pick up more kids. This bus makes ten stops before arriving at Union Station. I woke up late and missed my bus this morning. Tourists didn't usually ride the local bus. The bus driver took out tickets as we got on at the station. The two young men boarded a crowded city bus to go home. She was the first and only passenger at this bus stop. Round-trip bus fare to and from the ferry terminal was $1. — A bus is part of a computer; it moves information.

bus Verb

— If you bus people somewhere, you take them there on a bus. The children are bused to school every morning. — If you bus tables, you take away dirty dishes in a restaurant.

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