to stand in a line of
people waiting
queue/queue up /kju:, ,kju: 'лр [v Ij British to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: Students were queuing up at the bus-stop, queue (up) to do sth It's worth queuing up to get the best tickets. queue (up) for sth (=in order to get something) The refugees had to queue for food and water.
stand in line/wait in line /.staend in lain. ,weit m 'lain american to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: people waiting in line outside a nightclub stand/wait in line to do sth We stood in line for two hours to get into the stadium.
line up lain лр/ [phrasa/ uerb 1] if people line up, they go and stand in a line and wait to do something or be given something: The prisoners were told to line up at the gate.
line up to do sth They lined up to receive their prizes.
queue British line american kju:, lam [n
CI a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: The queue went right round the block. I After waiting an hour, we got to the front of the line, join a queue/line (=start waiting in it) / joined the queue for a taxi.
able to wait quietly and calmly
patient /'peij>nt/ [adjl able to wait calmly without becoming annoyed or bored: I'm sure she'll write soon. Just trv to be patient.
patiently [adu} The audience waited patiently for the show to begin patience [n U] when you can wait calmly without becoming annoyed or bored: It's easy to grow your own plants - all you need is a little time and patience.
unable to wait quietly and calmly
impatient /im'peij^nt, [ad;] becoming annoyed because you have been waiting for a long time: Don't be so impatient.
I'm doing it as fast as I can. get/become/grow impatient I could see that Max was getting impatient. impatiently [adu] The customs officer waved them on impatiently. impatience [n U] annoyance caused by waiting for a long time: People were beginning to show signs of impatience.
WAKE UP/СЕТ UP
be awake bi: o'weik/ to not be asleep: "Are you awake, Lucy?" she whispered. I I'm usually awake before anyone else, be wide awake (=be completely awake) It was past midnight, but Jill was still wide awake.
come round British come around
american клт (э)'гаигнЗ/ [phrasa/ verb I) to gradually become conscious again after being given a drug or being hit on the head: She was coming round after her operation, but she still felt dizzy and very sleepy.
to make someone stop sleeping
wake/wake up weik, weik лр/ [v T] Be quiet, or you II wake my parents. I We were woken by a loud banging on the door, wake sb up The alarm clock woke me
up at 8 o'clock.
wake up sb They were making enough noise to wake up the whole street!
waking - woke - have woken
disturb /di'st3:rb/ [и T] to accidentally wake someone who is sleeping, by making a noise or movement: I got undressed in
the bathroom to avoid disturbing her.
to get out of bed
get up / get 'лр' [phrasal verb I] to get out of bed, especially in the morning in order to get ready for the day: Frank gets up at five-thirty every morning. get up early I think we should get up early and leave before breakfast.
to sleep again. I Babies often because they are hungry.
waking - woke - have woken
wake
be up / bi: лр I [phrasal verb 1) to be out of bed and doing things: Is Harry up yet? I I was up at six this morning. I Jake had been up since dawn.
see also tired, sleep
to stop sleeping
wake up/wake /,weik лр, weik/ [phrasaf verb II to stop sleeping: I woke up at five o'clock and couldn't get back
to stay in bed until late in the morning
get up late /get лр lea/ to get out of bed later than usual in the morning: We usu- ally get up late on Sundays. I I got up late and missed my nine o'clock class.
have a lie in british sleep late american ha?v 3 'lai in, ,sli:p leit to stay in bed longer than usual in the morning, because you do not need to get up: It's Saturday tomorrow. so I can have a lie in. I She knows I sleep late on weekends, so she
doesn't disturb me.
stay in bed stei in bed to not get out of bed, even though you are awake: If you're not well, you'd better stay in bed. I He's so lazy - he often stays in bed all day!
oversleep />v3rsli:p/ [и I] to accidentally sleep longer than you intended to, so that you are late for something: Sorry I'm late - I overslept. I / was worried that we would oversleep and miss the plane.
oversleeping - overslept - have overslept
WALK
see also run
stride /straid/ [v I] to
walk quickly, taking big steps, in an angry or confident way + into/out ofltowards
etc Brian strode out of
the room without
stride
specking, i The Principal came striding towards me. and shook my hand.
Use stride especially in written stories or descriptions
march
striding - strode - have strode
A
to walk
walk ;wo;k/ [и 1] Anna missed the bus, so she decided to walk. I How old was your baby when she learned to walk? + into/out o//alofig/back etc He walked out of the station and got into a taxi. I / was walking along Main Street when I met Pierre.