| Part of speech | verb |
|---|
| Afrikaans | wag; wag vir; inwag |
|---|---|
| Catalan | esperar |
| Danish | forvente; vente |
| Dutch | wachten; wachten op; opwachten; afwachten |
| English | wait for |
| English (Old English) | abidan; bidan |
| Esperanto | atendi |
| Faeroese | bíða; vænta |
| Finnish | odottaa |
| German | gewärtigen; harren; warten; erwarten; warten auf; abwarten; rechnen mit; rechnen auf |
| Hungarian | vár; várakozik |
| Icelandic | vænta |
| Italian | aspettare |
| Jamaican Patois | wiet; wiet pan |
| Low German | töven |
| Malay | harapkan; mengharapkan; menunggu; tunggu |
| Norwegian | forvente; vente |
| Papiamento | spera; warda |
| Polish | czekać na |
| Portuguese | aguardar; esperar; estar à espera de |
| Romanian | aștepta |
| Russian | ждать; подождать |
| Saterland Frisian | täiwe; wachtje; ferwachtje |
| Scottish Gaelic | feith |
| Spanish | aguardar; esperar |
| Swedish | forvänta; vänta; vänta sig |
| Thai | คอย |
| Turkish | beklemek |
| Ukrainian | чекати |
| West Frisian | biidzje; wachtsje |