Meaning
To stay in one place until an expected event happens.
Cultural Background
In offices, 'प्रतीक्षा' is preferred over 'इंतज़ार' to maintain professional distance. Poets often use 'प्रतीक्षा' to describe the longing for a lover.
Formal Email Tip
Always use 'प्रतीक्षा' in formal emails to sound professional.
Meaning
To stay in one place until an expected event happens.
Formal Email Tip
Always use 'प्रतीक्षा' in formal emails to sound professional.
Test Yourself
Fill in the blank with the correct form.
वह ट्रेन की ______ कर रहा है।
Both are grammatically correct, though 'प्रतीक्षा' is more formal.
🎉 Score: /1
Visual Learning Aids
Waiting Vocabulary
Formal
- • प्रतीक्षा करना
Casual
- • इंतज़ार करना
Practice Bank
1 exercisesवह ट्रेन की ______ कर रहा है।
Both are grammatically correct, though 'प्रतीक्षा' is more formal.
🎉 Score: /1
Frequently Asked Questions
1 questionsIt is grammatically correct but sounds very strange and overly formal.
Related Phrases
इंतज़ार करना
synonymTo wait (casual)
राह देखना
similarTo watch the path
