wait for the dust to settle in English

Forms: waits for the dust to settle [present, singular, third-person], waiting for the dust to settle [participle, present], waited for the dust to settle [participle, past], waited for the dust to settle [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|waits for the dust to settle|waiting for the dust to settle|waited for the dust to settle}} wait for the dust to settle (third-person singular simple present waits for the dust to settle, present participle waiting for the dust to settle, simple past and past participle waited for the dust to settle)

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"wait for the dust to settle" meaning in English

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