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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

ждать

verb, imperfective
Partner подожда́ть
daily used word

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wait

Also: expect, await

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Я ждал э́того! I was expecting it!
Я ждала́ пятнадцать минут. I waited for fifteen minutes.
Он с нетерпе́нием ждёт результа́та экза́мена. He's anxious about his examination result.
Они устали ждать. They were tired of waiting.
Она с нетерпе́нием ждёт своего́ дня рожде́ния. She is looking forward to her birthday party.
А я всё ждал. I waited and waited.
Тебе не сто́ило заставля́ть её ждать в таку́ю холо́дную ночь. You ought not to have kept her waiting on such a cold night.
Адвока́т ждал Бена. The lawyer was expecting Ben.
Мы жда́ли э́той вечери́нки с нетерпе́нием. We looked forward to the party.
Жди, пока я не досчитаю до десяти. Wait till I count to ten.

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Conjugation

	Present	Future
я	жду́	бу́ду ждать
ты	ждёшь	бу́дешь ждать
он/она́/оно́	ждёт	бу́дет ждать
мы	ждём	бу́дем ждать
вы	ждёте	бу́дете ждать
они́	жду́т	бу́дут ждать