| NOUN | time | wait, delay, hold, time lag, postponement | time during which some action is awaited |
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| act | wait, waiting | the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) | |
| VERB | stative | wait | stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| stative | wait, hold off, hold back | wait before acting | |
| cognition | wait, expect, look, await | look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of | |
| social | wait, waitress | serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant |
| Sounds | wey't | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Time during which some action is awaited. | |
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| Synonyms | delay, hold, time lag, postponement | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| Spanish | aplazamiento, atraso, demora, dilación, espera, retraso | |
| Catalan | demora, espera, retardament | |
| Verbs | wait | wait before acting |
| Meaning | The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something). | |
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| Example | "the wait was an ordeal for him" | |
| Synonym | waiting | |
| Broader | inactivity | Inactive |
| Spanish | aguardada, espera | |
| Catalan | espera | |
| Verbs | wait | stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| Meaning | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They wait a long time | |
| Example | "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" | |
| Entailed by | line up, queue up, queue | form a queue, form a line, stand in line |
| Narrower | ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait | wait in hiding to attack |
| kick one's heels, cool one's heels | wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely | |
| stand by, stick around, stick about | Be available or ready for a certain function or service | |
| Spanish | aguardar, esperar, permanecer | |
| Catalan | esperar, romandre | |
| Nouns | wait, waiting | the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) |
| waiter | a person who waits or awaits | |
| Meaning | wait before acting. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Model | They wait to move | |
| Synonyms | hold off, hold back | |
| Narrower | delay | Act later than planned, scheduled, or required |
| hold out | wait uncompromisingly for something desirable | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | aguardar, esperar | |
| Catalan | esperar | |
| Nouns | wait | time during which some action is awaited |
| waiter | a person who waits or awaits | |
| Meaning | look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "he is waiting to be drafted" | |
| Synonyms | expect, look, await | |
| Narrower | anticipate, look for, look to | Be excited or anxious about |
| expect | look forward to the birth of a child | |
| hang on, hold the line, hold on | hold the phone line open | |
| look forward | Expect or hope for | |
| look to | Turn one's interests or expectations towards | |
| Similar to | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
| Spanish | aguardar, anticipar, contar, esperar con expectación, esperar | |
| Catalan | aguardar, anticipar, esperar | |
| Nouns | waiter | a person who waits or awaits |
| Meaning | Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's" | |
| Synonym | waitress | |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Spanish | servir | |
| Catalan | cambrera | |
| Nouns | waiter | a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) |
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