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wait
Overview of noun wait
The noun wait has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
2. (2) wait, waiting -- (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him")
Overview of verb wait
The verb wait has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (100) wait -- (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets")
2. (49) wait, hold off, hold back -- (wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment")
3. (33) expect, look, await, wait -- (look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted")
4. (2) wait, waitress -- (serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wait
2 senses of wait
Sense 1
delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> time interval, interval
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
wait, waiting
=> inactivity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun wait
1 of 2 senses of wait
Sense 1
delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
=> extension
=> moratorium
=> retardation
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wait
2 senses of wait
Sense 1
delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Sense 2
wait, waiting
=> inactivity
Antonyms of noun wait
Member Holonyms of noun wait
Substance Holonyms of noun wait
Part Holonyms of noun wait
Member Meronyms of noun wait
Substance Meronyms of noun wait
Part Meronyms of noun wait
Meronyms of noun wait
Holonyms of noun wait
Attributes of noun wait
Derived Forms of noun wait
2 senses of wait
Sense 1
delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
RELATED TO>(verb) wait#2
=> wait, hold off, hold back
Sense 2
wait, waiting
RELATED TO>(verb) wait#1
=> wait
Domain of noun wait
Domain Terms of noun wait
Familiarity of noun wait
wait used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun wait
2 senses of wait
Sense 1
delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> lapse
=> blackout
=> caesura
=> dead air
=> delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
=> halftime
=> respite, rest, relief, rest period
=> time-out
=> letup, lull
Sense 2
wait, waiting
> inactivity
=> pause
=> wait, waiting
=> rest, ease, repose, relaxation
=> idleness, idling, loafing
=> delay, holdup
Meronyms of noun wait
2 senses of wait
Holonyms of noun wait
Grep of noun wait
capital of kuwait
kuwait
lying in wait
state of kuwait
wait
waite
waiter
waiter's assistant
waiting
waiting area
waiting game
waiting line
waiting list
waiting room
waitress
Antonyms of verb wait
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wait
4 senses of wait
Sense 1
wait
Sense 2
wait, hold off, hold back
=> act, move
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
Sense 4
wait, waitress
=> work
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wait
3 of 4 senses of wait
Sense 1
wait
=> ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
=> kick one's heels, cool one's heels
=> stand by, stick around, stick about
Sense 2
wait, hold off, hold back
=> hold out
=> delay
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
=> expect
=> look forward
=> look to
=> hang on, hold the line, hold on
=> anticipate, look for, look to
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wait
4 senses of wait
Sense 1
wait
Sense 2
wait, hold off, hold back
=> act, move
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
Sense 4
wait, waitress
=> work
'Cause To' of verb wait
Derived Forms of verb wait
4 senses of wait
Sense 1
wait
RELATED TO>(noun) wait#2
=> wait, waiting
RELATED TO>(noun) waiter#2
=> waiter
RELATED TO>(noun) waiting#1
=> wait, waiting
Sense 2
wait, hold off, hold back
RELATED TO>(noun) wait#1
=> delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
RELATED TO>(noun) waiter#2
=> waiter
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
RELATED TO>(noun) waiter#2
=> waiter
Sense 4
wait, waitress
RELATED TO>(noun) waiter#1
=> waiter, server
Domain of verb wait
Domain Terms of verb wait
Familiarity of verb wait
wait used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb wait
4 senses of wait
Sense 1
wait
EX: They wait a long time
Sense 2
wait, hold off, hold back
EX: They wait to move
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
=> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 4
wait, waitress
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb wait
2 of 4 senses of wait
Sense 2
wait, hold off, hold back
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 4
wait, waitress
> work
=> work through, run through, go through
=> putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> carpenter
=> clerk
=> page
=> wait, waitress
=> pull one's weight
=> electioneer
=> assist
=> beaver, beaver away
=> work at, work on
=> plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel
=> busy, occupy
=> collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together
=> volunteer
=> specialize, specialise
=> minister
=> intern
=> skipper
=> boondoggle
=> skimp, scant
=> serve
=> work
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wait
Sense 1
wait
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Sense 2
wait, hold off, hold back
=> act, move
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Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
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Sense 4
wait, waitress
=> work
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Grep of verb wait
await
lie in wait
wait
wait on
waitress
Grep of adj wait
lying in wait
waiting
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