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Meaning: Time during which some action is awaited Classified under: Nouns denoting time and temporal relations Synonyms: delay; postponement; time lag; wait; hold Context examples: instant replay caused too long a delay / he ordered a hold in the action Hypernyms ("wait" is a kind of...): break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wait"): extension (a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt) moratorium (a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged) retardation (the extent to which something is delayed or held back)
Meaning: The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) Classified under: Nouns denoting acts or actions Synonyms: waiting; wait Context example: the wait was an ordeal for him Hypernyms ("wait" is a kind of...): inactivity (being inactive; being less active)
Meaning: Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something Classified under: Verbs of being, having, spatial relations Context example: I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wait"): ambuscade; ambush; bushwhack; lie in wait; lurk; scupper; waylay (wait in hiding to attack) cool one's heels; kick one's heels (wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting) stand by; stick about; stick around (be available or ready for a certain function or service) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s Sentence example: They wait a long time
Meaning: Wait before acting Classified under: Verbs of being, having, spatial relations Synonyms: Context example: the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment Hypernyms (to "wait" is one way to...): act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wait"): hold out (wait uncompromisingly for something desirable) delay (act later than planned, scheduled, or required) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s Sentence example: They wait to move
Meaning: Look forward to the probable occurrence of Classified under: Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting Synonyms: Context examples: We were expecting a visit from our relatives / She is looking to a promotion / he is waiting to be drafted Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wait"): anticipate; look for; look to (be excited or anxious about) hang on; hold on; hold the line (hold the phone line open) look to (turn one's interests or expectations towards) look forward (expect or hope for) expect (look forward to the birth of a child) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant Classified under: Verbs of political and social activities and events Synonyms: waitress; wait Context example: I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's Hypernyms (to "wait" is one way to...): work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity) Sentence frame: Somebody ----s "A poor workman blames his tools." (English proverb) "The weakness of the enemy makes our strength." (Native American proverb, Cherokee) "The only trick the incapable has, are his tears." (Arabic proverb) "With such friends, one doesn't need enemies anymore." (Croatian proverb) Useful links: Pronunciation of pause Definition of retardation Pronunciation of hold out Definition of hang on Pronunciation of look to
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