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Waiting

noun/wˈeɪɾɪŋ/
Definition
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈeɪɾɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈeɪtɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈeɪtɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪɾɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
“the wait was an ordeal for him”
verbstay in one place and anticipate or expect something
“I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets”
verbwait before acting
“the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment”
verblook forward to the probable occurrence of
“We were expecting a visit from our relatives”
verbserve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
“I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's”
adjectivebeing and remaining ready and available for use
“waiting cars and limousines lined the curb”
Word Forms
waitverbstay in one place and anticipate or expect something
waitnounthe act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
waiternouna person who waits or awaits
waitingnounthe act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
expectantadjectivemarked by eager anticipation
expectationnounanticipating with confidence of fulfillment
expectancynounsomething expected (as on the basis of a norm)
waitressnouna woman waiter
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Warten
der Akt des Wartens (an einem Ort untätig bleiben und etwas erwarten)
🇫🇷French
en attendant
l'acte d'attendre (rester inactif au même endroit tout en attendant quelque chose)
🇪🇸Spanish
espera
el acto de esperar (permanecer inactivo en un lugar mientras se espera algo)
🇮🇹Italian
in attesa
l'atto di aspettare (rimanere inattivo in un posto mentre si aspetta qualcosa)
🇳🇱Dutch
wachten
de handeling van wachten (inactief blijven op één plek terwijl je iets verwacht)
🇵🇹Portuguese
esperando
o ato de esperar (permanecer inativo em um lugar enquanto espera algo)
🇷🇺Russian
ожидающий
акт ожидания (оставаться бездействующим на одном месте, ожидая чего-то)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
इंतज़ार में
प्रतीक्षा करने की क्रिया (किसी चीज़ की अपेक्षा करते हुए एक स्थान पर निष्क्रिय रहना)
🇧🇩Bengali
অপেক্ষা
অপেক্ষার কাজ (কিছু আশা করার সময় এক জায়গায় নিষ্ক্রিয় থাকা)
🇮🇳Tamil
காத்திருக்கிறது
காத்திருக்கும் செயல் (எதையாவது எதிர்பார்க்கும் போது ஒரே இடத்தில் செயலற்று இருப்பது)
🇮🇳Telugu
వేచి ఉంది
వేచి ఉండే చర్య (ఏదైనా ఆశించేటప్పుడు ఒకే చోట నిష్క్రియంగా ఉండటం)
🇮🇳Marathi
वाट पाहणे
वाट पाहण्याची क्रिया (काहीतरी अपेक्षा करताना एकाच ठिकाणी निष्क्रिय राहणे)
🇮🇳Gujarati
રાહ જોવી
રાહ જોવાની ક્રિયા (કંઈક અપેક્ષા કરતી વખતે એક જગ્યાએ નિષ્ક્રિય રહેવું)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಕಾಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಒಂದೇ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯುವುದು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നു
കാത്തിരിപ്പിൻ്റെ പ്രവർത്തനം (എന്തെങ്കിലും പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഒരിടത്ത് നിഷ്‌ക്രിയമായി തുടരുക)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਡੀਕ
ਇੰਤਜ਼ਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਇੱਕ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ 'ਤੇ ਅਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ ਰਹਿਣਾ)
🇵🇰Urdu
انتظار
انتظار کا عمل (کسی چیز کی توقع کرتے ہوئے ایک جگہ پر غیر فعال رہنا)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
等待
等待的行为(在等待某事时在一个地方保持不活动)
🇯🇵Japanese
待っている
待つ行為(何かを期待している間、一か所で非アクティブなままである)
🇰🇷Korean
대기 중
기다리는 행위(무언가를 기대하면서 한 곳에 가만히 머물다)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chờ
hành động chờ đợi (không hoạt động ở một nơi trong khi mong đợi điều gì đó)
🇹🇭Thai
ซึ่งรอคอย
การรอคอย (ยังคงไม่ได้ใช้งานในที่เดียวในขณะที่คาดหวังบางสิ่งบางอย่าง)
🇮🇩Indonesian
menunggu
tindakan menunggu (tetap tidak aktif di satu tempat sambil mengharapkan sesuatu)
🇵🇭Filipino
naghihintay
ang pagkilos ng paghihintay (nananatiling hindi aktibo sa isang lugar habang naghihintay ng isang bagay)
🇲🇾Malay
menunggu
tindakan menunggu (tetap tidak aktif di satu tempat sambil mengharapkan sesuatu)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
منتظر
فعل الانتظار (البقاء غير نشط في مكان واحد أثناء توقع شيء ما)
🇮🇷Persian
در انتظار
عمل انتظار (غیرفعال ماندن در یک مکان در حالی که انتظار چیزی را دارید)
🇹🇷Turkish
beklemek
bekleme eylemi (bir şey beklerken tek bir yerde hareketsiz kalmak)
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַמתָנָה
פעולת ההמתנה (הישארות לא פעילה במקום אחד בזמן שמצפה למשהו)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'waiting'?
The primary meaning of 'waiting' is 'the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'waiting' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'waiting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'waiting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'waiting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'waiting' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'waiting' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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