/weɪt/
Translation
To stay in one place or do nothing until something happens or someone comes.
Word origin
From Old North French waitier, meaning to watch or keep guard.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- waitier
Grammar
Examples
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"Wait" means to stay here until I come.
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"Waits" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Waited" is the past form of "wait".
When you wait, you let time pass and do not move on until the thing you want happens. You might wait for a friend, a bus, or your turn.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(15)The First Day
2 min read · Core 1000
At the Doctor
3 min read · Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read · Core 1000
The Surprise Party
3 min read · Core 1000
One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(14)Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Conditional sentences in English: the four types explained
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
Phrasal verbs: 100 examples with meanings
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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