wait

verb
[L3294]

Related

Derivations wiet

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : wait
  • simple present, singular, third person : waits
  • simple past : waited
  • present participle : waiting
  • past participle : waited

Senses

  • awaiting/expecting the arrival of a person, a thing, an event; sometimes bound to a particular place; is delaying movement or action

    • sometimes to wait there for hours

wait

noun
[L19182]

Forms

  • singular : wait
  • plural : waits

Senses

wait

interjection
[L1328509]

Forms

  • wait

Senses

  • stay still (for a moment); exclamatory expression