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wait
Verb
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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.
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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.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
minute
Noun
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A minute is a short time equal to sixty seconds. There are sixty minutes in one hour.
He ran the race in 1 minute and ten seconds.
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A minute is a short time.
Please wait a minute while I get my coat and then I will come with you.
minute
Adjective
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Minute things are small.
The pictures appear similar, with only a few, minute differences.