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waited

wait
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weyt]
    • /weɪt/
    • /weɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyt]
    • /weɪt/

Definitions of waited word

  • verb without object waited to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive. 1
  • verb without object waited (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you. 1
  • verb without object waited to remain neglected for a time: a matter that can wait. 1
  • verb without object waited to postpone or delay something or to be postponed or delayed: We waited a week and then bought the house. Your vacation will have to wait until next month. 1
  • verb without object waited to look forward to eagerly: I'm just waiting for the day somebody knocks him down. 1
  • verb with object waited to continue as one is in expectation of; await: to wait one's turn at a telephone booth. 1
See all 17 definitions of waited

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Origin of waited

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) early Middle English waiten < Anglo-French waitier; Old French guaitier < Germanic; cognate with Old High German wahtēn to watch, derivative of wahta a watch (see wake1); (noun) late Middle English < AF derivative of waitier

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Parts of speech for Waited

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Waited

waited popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

waited usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for waited

general waited

  • stayed — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
Just one Synonym for waited

Antonyms for waited

noun waited

  • went — Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.
  • acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.

verb waited

  • began — Began is the past tense of begin.
  • advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
  • hurried — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
  • left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).
  • rushed — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
All 11 Antonyms of waited

Top questions with waited

  • the girl who waited?

Related words

  • ambush

    If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.

  • bimorphemic

    pertaining to two morphemes

  • morpheme

    any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).

  • primp

    to dress or adorn with care.
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