Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: wait- -for
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wait until the specified event occurs.

verb

To await the arrival of.

Example Sentences

"Wait for the light to change before you cross the street."
"What are you waiting for?"
"And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts..."
"I'm waiting for my date."
"I'm waiting for the train."

Inflected Forms

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

Frequently Paired Words

deferment procrastinate

Synonyms

await wait on abide attend bide expect hold up keep remain stay tarry tend

Antonyms

marvel reel wonder gasp jump start

Questions

What does wait for mean?: To wait until the specified event occurs.

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