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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outwait

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
out-wait
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wait for something to end.

Transitive verb

verb

To gain an advantage by simply waiting.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English wait English outwait From out- + wait.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outwaits (present, singular) outwaiting (participle, present) outwaited (participle, past) outwaited (past)

Questions

What does outwait mean?
To wait for something to end.
Where does outwait come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English wait English outwait From out- + wait.

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