| 单词 | to wait after |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wait after —— to wait after —— 1. To expect, look forward to; to be ambitious or desirous of, seek for. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [verb (transitive)] willeOE wilnec897 desirec1230 catcha1350 appetec1385 appetitec1385 to wait after ——1393 to set (also have, keep, turn) one's mind onc1450 list1545 exopt1548 to have a mind1553 desiderate1646 lust1653 to have eyes for1657 like1685 want1698 choose1766 to be stuck on1878 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > hope for [verb (transitive)] hopec1000 trow1340 trust1523 to wait after ——1534 lot1633 to look for ——1828 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 323 This Leonin..waiteth after gret beyete; But al for noght. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. ii. 124 Hewes in þe halyday after hete wayten. c1440 Generydes 2440 He is descendid of an high lenage, And..waytith after right grete heritage. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 135 That we waite not aftir to be hoosilid with the sacrament of the auter. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 489 Certis he may not waite aftir that the conclusioun of this argument be proued or be trewe. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xix. 423 It is not for vs to wayte after pyte of hym, for he is over cruell a kyng vpon us. 1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede f. 52v They do wayte after a kynge plentuosly appoynted with ryches, with armies or hostes of men, and with other worldly aydes. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > watch or observe keepc1000 overseeOE waitc1300 advisec1325 awaita1375 to wait on ——c1384 markc1400 contemplec1429 to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450 to look straitly to?c1450 to wait after ——c1460 vizy1488 contemplatea1533 vise1551 pry?1553 observe1567 eye1592 over-eye?1592 watch1600 outwatch1607 spell1633 superintend1654 under-watch1654 tent1721 evigilate1727 twig1764 stag1796 eye-serve1800 spy1806 deek1825 screw1905 clock1911 c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1589 Beryne clepid a Maryner, & bad hym ‘sty on lofft, And weyte aftir our four Shippis, [þt] aftir vs doith dryve.’ 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xxvi. 553 Thenne they set theymselfe doun vpon the fayr grasse, waytynge after theyr adverse party. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 54 He sawe a fende that..wayted bysely after all letters, and syllables, and wordes, and faylynges, that eny made. < as lemmas |
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