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Main Entry:
wait
[
weyt
]
/
weɪt
/
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Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
wait
Part of Speech:
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry:
wait
Part of Speech:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example Sentences
If you miss out, you'll have to
wait
nearly a year to see the moon banish the sun in real-time.
Wait
until your plant is happily established with leaves maturing and new leaves growing out from the middle.
Still others, embedded in video displays,
wait
at home.
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If you miss out, you'll have to
wait
nearly a year to see the moon banish the sun in real-time.
Wait
until your plant is happily established with leaves maturing and new leaves growing out from the middle.
Still others, embedded in video displays,
wait
at home.
No need to
wait
hours for a sangria that's ready to drink.
People couldn't
wait
to wake up and get to work, and nobody wanted to leave in the afternoon.
Wait
for a primary challenger that will likely never show up.
Besides,
wait
until the environmentalists get hold of the idea.
Doctors used to
wait
until a patient's heart stopped beating to remove donated organs.
Your cool-season annuals will grow stronger and bloom longer than if you
wait
until spring.
Or
wait
until late spring or early summer to buy blooming plants in containers.
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Main Entry:
wait
Part of Speech:
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