wait around

wait a·round

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyt uh-round]
- /weɪt əˈraʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyt uh-round]
- /weɪt əˈraʊnd/

Definition of wait around words

phrasal verb wait around If you wait around or wait about, you stay in the same place, usually doing very little, because you cannot act before something happens or before someone arrives. 0

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Parts of speech for Wait around

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wait around popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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