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waiting

  • noun
  • /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

Other meanings

  1. Attendance, service.

  2. Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding.

Example sentences

  • “We are the ones we've been waiting for.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “We're waiting for the pizza to arrive.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “I'm waiting for her to answer me.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "waitynge".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “waiting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.