Wait

/weɪt/

Synonyms for "wait" (208 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Verb(9 words)

await expect abide awaitingback that train upbidebide one's timebided bides

Noun(7 words)

delay hold afisr anticipation attend bide biding

Determiner(1 words)

a lie

abideadminister toafterthought attendattend onawaitballad singerballadeer bardbe patientbear with composurebidebide the issuebind block blockade blockagebureaucratic delaycare forcarry on

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carry throughchore dallydance attendance upondangle

Strong matches (62)

Verb(10 words)

dangle escucharhang onhold backhold offhold onhold one's horseshold one's waterhold outidled

dawdle delay delayagedelayed reactiondetention dillydallydo fordo service todouble takedragging drudge filifolk singerfolk-rock singerforbear gap gleeman halt hanghang about

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hang aroundhang uphang-up help hesitate hindrancehold everythinghold onhold your horsesholdup hope hover interim interlude jam jongleur lackey lag lagging

Noun(13 words)

deferdelay startegtk expectation freezehold onhovering huh hunker hunkers interval kinking lag

Related words (104)

lie in waitlinger logjam loiterlook aftermaidmark timeminister tominnesinger minstrel moratorium obstructionpander topaperasserie pausered tapered-tapeism red-tapery remain reprieve

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respite retardance retardation rhapsode rhapsodist scop serenader servesit tightsit upsit up forslow upslow-up slowdown slowness space staystay of executionstay upstay up forstickstick aroundstop stoppagestreet singerstrolling minstrelsuspension sweatsweat it outsweat outtake care oftake timetarry tendtie uptie-uptime lagtroubadour trovatore upon valetwait a minutewait and seewait forwait it outwait onwait up forwandering minstrelwatchwatch and waitwork for

Noun(16 words)

linger moment oh pausepause in actionpauses postpone postponement remain serve stall stay suspensetime lagwaiting what

Adjective(3 words)

long haltsure sus

Verb(13 words)

lookmark timepatienter pends postpone servestand bystay tarried tendtwiddle one's thumbswait forwaitress

Interjection(1 words)

whoa

Related word relations

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More general

31 entries

act action await break cerebrate cogitatecontrol flowdecision makingemotional stateexclamation expect inactivity interjection intermission interruption look

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More specific

18 entries

administrative waitanticipation anxietyblocking waitbusy waitdawdledining room attendanthang onhold onlingerone momentpausepolling waitpostponementrestaurant serverstall

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Collocations

15 entries

hang onhold onlong waitone momentrestaurant servershort waitwait a momentwait a secondwait for itwait staffwait timewaiting linewaiting periodwaiting roomwaitlist

Inflections

3 entries

waited waiting waits

Derivations

4 entries

waitable waiter waiting waitress

similar

2 entries

anticipate expect

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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I can only wait.

Source: tatoeba (1432)

I don't want to wait that long.

Source: tatoeba (1438)

Ten years is a long time to wait.

Source: tatoeba (1542)

I can't wait to go on a vacation.

Source: tatoeba (2131)

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