Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait-and-see

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: wait--and-see
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to observe events before coming to a decision.

Example Sentences

"This speculation causes a wait-and-see attitude in the marketplace[…]"
"a wait-and-see policy on the president"

Questions

What does wait-and-see mean?: Tending to observe events before coming to a decision.

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