待たせる

またせる【待たせる】

make ［keep］ O wait

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. ＝I'm sorry I have kept... 長い間待たせてごめんなさい

detain

|他|《正式》(人)を引き留める， 待たせる， 手間取らせる

string along

［他］《略式》(人)を待たせておく， 引き止める.

▲Shall he wait for you till you come back? あなたが帰ってくるまで彼を待たせておきましょうか(＝Shall I ask him to wait...?).

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またせる【待たせる】

keep [leave] sb waiting; make sb wait; stand sb up.

●待たされる be made to wait; be kept waiting.

●お待たせしました. I'm sorry I [to have] kept you waiting. | Thank you for waiting.

・次の受験者は控え室で待たせておきなさい. Please keep the next candidates waiting in the anteroom.

・「鈴木は席を外しておりますが」「ちょっと待たせてもらっていいですか」 “I'm afraid Suzuki is not available at present.”―“Do you mind if I [Would you let me] wait a while?”

・ここで待たせてもらいますよ. I'll wait here, if you don't mind.

・外に車を待たせてある. I have a car waiting outside.

・あの理髪店は客を待たせない. That barber doesn't keep his customers waiting long [is prompt in attending to his customers].

・待つというなら待たせておけ. Let him wait if he wants.

・大病院ではさんざん待たされた挙げ句, 診察はほんの 3 分だ. After being kept waiting for ages at a large hospital, in the end you get seen by the doctor for no more than three minutes.