Do these two sentences have the same meaning? “We have waited for you to return” and "We have been waiting for you to return"?

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No,
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We have waited means that your wait has finished before the person arrived. We have been waiting means you wait ended with the arrival of the person.
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No they are different.. we have waited.. means you were waiting in the past but its over now.. The second one means : We were waiting in the past and we are still waiting.. it is a continuous action . Hope this clarifies your doubt
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No it differs in usage of time
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First sentence means the waiting is completed. Whereas second sentence says waiting is on progress.
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