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waiting
To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
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- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- AITIN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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verb
To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
“Wait here until your car arrives.”
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
“She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.”
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
“to wait dinner”
To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.
noun
Watching.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
Attendance, service.
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Example Sentences
Wait here until your car arrives.
She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.
to wait dinner
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