The meaning of Waiting

weɪt

Waiting – definition

noun
The action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event.
Usage examples:
Years of waiting
noun
The action or occupation of working as a waiter or waitress.
Usage examples:
Waiting staff
noun
Official attendance at court.

verb
Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
Usage examples:
I rang the bell and waited
Synonims:
Stand by Hold back Be patient Bide one's time Hang fire Mark time Kill time Waste time Cool one's heels Kick one's heels Twiddle one's thumbs Pause Stop Cease Halt Discontinue Rest Hold on Ha
verb
Used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen.
Usage examples:
I can't wait to tell nick what happened

Waiting translation into English

Waiting: translate from English into Chinese

等待, 等候, 候补, 服侍的

Waiting: translate from English into Dutch

Aan het wachten, Het wachten, Afwachtend

Waiting: translate from English into French

Attendre, Attente

Waiting: translate from English into German

Warten, Abwartend, Bedienen, Servieren

Waiting: translate from English into Hindi

प्रतीक्षा करना, प्रतीक्षा, इंतिज़ार, इंतिज़ार करनेवाला, प्रतीक्षा करनेवाला

Waiting: translate from English into Italian

In attesa, Attesa, Servizio

Waiting: translate from English into Korean

대기 중, 기다리는, 기다림, 대기 시간, 기다리는 시간, 등대, 시중들기

Waiting: translate from English into Russian

Ожидающий, Ожидание, Ждущий, Выжидательный, Прислуживающий

Waiting: translate from English into Spanish

Esperando, Espera, Que espera

Word origin

Middle English: from Old Northern French waitier, of Germanic origin; related to wake1. Early senses included ‘lie in wait (for’), ‘observe carefully’, and ‘be watchful’.

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Waiting – similar words

waited

verb
Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
Usage examples:
I rang the bell and waited

noun
A period of waiting.
Usage examples:
We had a long wait

noun
Street singers of christmas carols.
Usage examples:
Originally they were mummers, performing traditional plays, and they then became known as waits, wh…

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wait

verb
Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
Usage examples:
I rang the bell and waited

noun
A period of waiting.
Usage examples:
We had a long wait

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Waiting synonims

cease

verb
Come or bring to an end.
Usage examples:
The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed

verb
To stop an action or condition
Usage examples:
[ t ] clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money., [ + to infinitive ] it was hard to …

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discontinue

verb
Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.
Usage examples:
The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

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ha

hɑː

exclamation
Used to express surprise, suspicion, triumph, etc.
Usage examples:
Ha! that'll teach you!

abbreviation
Hectare(s).

noun
The name formerly proposed by the american chemical society for the chemical element of atomic number 105 ( dubnium ), and by iupac for element 108 ( hassium ).

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halt

verb
Bring or come to an abrupt stop.
Usage examples:
There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed

noun
A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.
Usage examples:
A halt in production

adjective
(of a person) having a physical disability.
Usage examples:
If a man were halt or hunch'd

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hold back

idiom
Refrain from doing

phrasal verb
Hesitate to act or speak.
Usage examples:
He held back, remembering the mistake he had made before

phrasal verb
Prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.
Usage examples:
My lack of experience held me back a bit

All meanings and translations of Hold back

hold on

collocation
Hold firmly

phrasal verb
Grasp or support something with one's hands.
Usage examples:
It took all my strength to hold on

phrasal verb
Wait; stop.
Usage examples:
Hold on! slow down a bit!

All meanings and translations of Hold on

pause

verb
Interrupt action or speech briefly.
Usage examples:
She paused, at a loss for words

noun
A temporary stop in action or speech.
Usage examples:
She dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain

verb
Cease an action temporarily

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rest

verb
Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.
Usage examples:
He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun
An instance or period of resting.
Usage examples:
You look as though you need a rest

verb
Remain or be left in a specified condition.
Usage examples:
You can rest assured she will do everything she can

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stand by

idiom
Be available or ready for a certain function or service

phrasal verb
Be present while something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it.
Usage examples:
He was beaten to the ground as onlookers stood by

phrasal verb
Be ready to deal or assist with something.
Usage examples:
Two battalions were on their way, and a third was standing by

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stop

verb
(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
Usage examples:
His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun
A cessation of movement or operation.
Usage examples:
All business came to a stop

verb
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

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