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| NOUN | 1 | wait, delay, hold, time lag, postponement | Time during which some action is awaited |
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| 2 | wait, waiting | The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) | |
| VERB | 1 | wait | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| 2 | wait, hold off, hold back | Wait before acting | |
| 3 | wait, expect, look, await | Look forward to the probable occurrence of | |
| 4 | wait, waitress | Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant |
| Sounds | wey't |
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| Rhymes | abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt... |
| Meaning | Time during which some action is awaited. |
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| Synonyms | delay, hold, time lag, postponement |
| Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension |
| Narrower | extension; moratorium; retardation |
| Verbs | wait |
| Meaning | The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something). |
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| Examples | "the wait was an ordeal for him" |
| Synonyms | waiting |
| Broader | inactivity |
| Verbs | wait |
| Meaning | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | They wait a long time |
| Examples | "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" |
| Narrower | ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait; kick one's heels, cool one's heels; stand by, stick around, stick about |
| Entailed by | line up, queue up, queue |
| Nouns | waiter; wait, waiting |
| Meaning | Wait before acting. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Model | They wait to move |
| Synonyms | hold off, hold back |
| Broader | act, move |
| Narrower | hold out; delay |
| Nouns | wait; waiter |
| Meaning | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Examples | "he is waiting to be drafted" |
| Synonyms | expect, look, await |
| Similar to | expect, anticipate |
| Narrower | expect; look forward; look to; hang on, hold the line, hold on; anticipate, look for, look to |
| Nouns | waiter |
| Meaning | Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's" |
| Synonyms | waitress |
| Broader | work |
| Nouns | waiter |
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