0%

wait-a-bit

wait-a-bit
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weyt ey bit]
    • /weɪt eɪ bɪt/
    • /weɪt ə bɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyt ey bit]
    • /weɪt eɪ bɪt/

Definitions of wait-a-bit word

  • noun wait-a-bit any of various plants bearing thorns or prickly appendages, as the grapple plant or the greenbrier. 1
  • noun wait-a-bit any of various plants having sharp hooked thorns or similar appendages, esp the greenbrier and the grapple plant 0
  • noun wait-a-bit any of a number of plants having sharp or hooked thorns 0
  • noun wait-a-bit Any of several small bushes with sharp hooked thorns. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of wait-a-bit

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; translation of Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie < Dutch wacht een beetje

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wait-a-bit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wait-a-bit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?