This is the 478th most frequent German word.
warten
To wait.
Here 'warten' is used in the context of anticipating a result over a period, demonstrated by the indication of time 'schon lange'.
Wir warten schon lange auf das Ergebnis.
We have been waiting for the result for a long time.
Here 'warten' is used to express awaiting something specified by the prepositional phrase 'auf den Bus'.
Ich warte auf den Bus.
I am waiting for the bus.
Here 'warten' is used in a technical context, indicating a process or service waiting for a response.