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waiting |
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 => 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 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 => stand by stick around stick about Sense 2 wait, hold off hold back => hold out => delay => hesitate, pause => hem and haw => scruple => procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally => postpone, hold over put over table, shelve, set back defer, remit, put off => call => hold => respite => suspend => probate => reprieve, respite Sense 3 expect, look await, wait => expect => look forward => look to => hang on hold the line hold on => anticipate, look for look to => apprehend, quail at Entailment of verb wait Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by 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 => work Familiarity of verb wait wait used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wait Sense 1 wait -------------- Sense 2 wait, hold off hold back => act move -------------- Sense 3 expect, look await, wait -------------- Sense 4 wait => work -------------- Grep of noun waiting call waiting lady-in-waiting waiting waiting area waiting game waiting line waiting list waiting room Overview of noun waiting The noun waiting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (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) 3. (33) expect, look await, wait -- (look forward to the probably 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 -- (wait on tables; serve as a waiter; in restaurants "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's") Overview of adj waiting The adj waiting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) waiting, ready and waiting -- (being and remaining ready and available for use "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting") Antonyms of adj waiting 1 sense of waiting Sense 1 waiting, ready and waiting(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA ready) -> unready Similarity of adj waiting 1 sense of waiting Sense 1 waiting, ready and waiting(prenominal) => ready (vs. unready) Attributes of adj waiting Familiarity of adj waiting waiting used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj waiting ready and waiting waiting Overview of noun waiting The noun waiting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (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) 3. (33) expect, look await, wait -- (look forward to the probably 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 -- (wait on tables; serve as a waiter; in restaurants "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's") Overview of adj waiting The adj waiting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) waiting, ready and waiting -- (being and remaining ready and available for use "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting")
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