Example: Ik moet ergens op wachten voordat ik kan vertrekken.
Definition
"Ergens op wachten" means to be waiting for something or someone before being able to proceed or take action. It implies a state of anticipation or delay until the awaited event or person arrives or occurs.
The phrase "ergens op wachten" comes from Dutch, where "ergens" means 'somewhere' or 'something', "op" means 'on', and "wachten" means 'to wait'. It literally translates to 'waiting on something', reflecting the idea of waiting for an unspecified event or thing.
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"Ergens op wachten" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to wait for something