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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were waited" is not correct in English
It should be "were waiting" or "were waited for" depending on the context. You can use "were waiting" to describe a past continuous action of waiting. Example: "They were waiting for the bus when it started to rain."
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were waited
verb
To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
Exact(11)
"A lot of political careers were waited out while Pete Domenici was in office," Mr. Pearce said.
We ate, as is normal in Greece, exactly as much as we wanted, got our food quickly and were waited on efficiently and with no pretension.
We were waited on by Yelda Sezer, one of the owners, who joined her brother-in-law, Michael Sarac, in the venture.
The guests ate all their meals in the resort's dining area, where they were waited on by the same people every night of their stay.
That day we were the only people in the restaurant and were waited on by a charming young Portuguese man who took care of us exceedingly well, as one can only hope for in a foreign world.
The couple dined in a £1,000-a-night suite at the Malmaison Hotel in Manchester, were waited on by a personal butler and Gascoigne showered Sheryl with gifts.
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Georgians were waiting, anxiously.
His babies were waiting.
The Taliban were waiting.
The masses were waiting downstairs.
We were waiting for that.
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