Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait for godot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: wait- -for -godot
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wait hopelessly.

Example Sentences

"But waiting for the connection between gender and parenting to be broken is waiting for Godot; pretending that children have no impact on a woman's career is turning the exception into the rule."
"We are waiting not for a Godot, but for another – doubtless very different – St. Benedict."

Etymology

Refers to the surreal comic play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, in which two tramps engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting "Godot", who never arrives.

Inflected Forms

waits for Godot (present, singular) waiting for Godot (participle, present) waited for Godot (participle, past) waited for Godot (past)

Questions

What does wait for godot mean?: To wait hopelessly.
Where does wait for godot come from?: Refers to the surreal comic play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, in which two tramps engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting "Godot", who never arrives.

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