wait – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wait

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wait sth out
Participle: waited sth out
Gerund: waiting sth out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iwait sth out
youwait sth out
he;she;itwaits sth out
wewait sth out
youwait sth out
theywait sth out

Perfect

Ihave waited sth out
youhave waited sth out
he;she;ithas waited sth out
wehave waited sth out
youhave waited sth out
theyhave waited sth out

Past

Iwaited sth out
youwaited sth out
he;she;itwaited sth out
wewaited sth out
youwaited sth out
theywaited sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad waited sth out
youhad waited sth out
he;she;ithad waited sth out
wehad waited sth out
youhad waited sth out
theyhad waited sth out

Future

Iwill wait sth out
youwill wait sth out
he;she;itwill wait sth out
wewill wait sth out
youwill wait sth out
theywill wait sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have waited sth out
youwill have waited sth out
he;she;itwill have waited sth out
wewill have waited sth out
youwill have waited sth out
theywill have waited sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Iwait sth out
youwait sth out
he;she;itwait sth out
wewait sth out
youwait sth out
theywait sth out

Perfect

Ihave waited sth out
youhave waited sth out
he;she;ithave waited sth out
wehave waited sth out
youhave waited sth out
theyhave waited sth out

Imperfect

Iwaited sth out
youwaited sth out
he;she;itwaited sth out
wewaited sth out
youwaited sth out
theywaited sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad waited sth out
youhad waited sth out
he;she;ithad waited sth out
wehad waited sth out
youhad waited sth out
theyhad waited sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould wait sth out
youwould wait sth out
he;she;itwould wait sth out
wewould wait sth out
youwould wait sth out
theywould wait sth out

Perfect

Iwould have waited sth out
youwould have waited sth out
he;she;itwould have waited sth out
wewould have waited sth out
youwould have waited sth out
theywould have waited sth out

Imperative

youwait sth out
weLet's wait sth out
youwait sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waiting sth out
youare waiting sth out
he;she;itis waiting sth out
weare waiting sth out
youare waiting sth out
theyare waiting sth out

Perfect

Ihave been waiting sth out
youhave been waiting sth out
he;she;ithas been waiting sth out
wehave been waiting sth out
youhave been waiting sth out
theyhave been waiting sth out

Past

Iwas waiting sth out
youwere waiting sth out
he;she;itwas waiting sth out
wewere waiting sth out
youwere waiting sth out
theywere waiting sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been waiting sth out
youhad been waiting sth out
he;she;ithad been waiting sth out
wehad been waiting sth out
youhad been waiting sth out
theyhad been waiting sth out

Future

Iwill be waiting sth out
youwill be waiting sth out
he;she;itwill be waiting sth out
wewill be waiting sth out
youwill be waiting sth out
theywill be waiting sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waiting sth out
youwill have been waiting sth out
he;she;itwill have been waiting sth out
wewill have been waiting sth out
youwill have been waiting sth out
theywill have been waiting sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waiting sth out
youwould be waiting sth out
he;she;itwould be waiting sth out
wewould be waiting sth out
youwould be waiting sth out
theywould be waiting sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been waiting sth out
youwould have been waiting sth out
he;she;itwould have been waiting sth out
wewould have been waiting sth out
youwould have been waiting sth out
theywould have been waiting sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wait'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'wait'

await, bait, gait, lait, nait, waft, wail, wain, wair, waite,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wait in expectation
abide
rest in patience or expectation
stay
delay until
wait for
attend with ceremony or respect
serve
defer or postpone
procrastinate
to wait
bide
to stay or remain in a place or situation
abide, eld, linger, retard, stay, tarry
To attend on, especially with ceremony or respect.
serve
to delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness
abide, bide, defer, expect, hang on, hold on, hold one's breath, hold one's horses, hold one's water, hold out, stand by, stay
Especially for a suitable opportunity.
bide one's time
To accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.
twiddle one's thumbs
await
anticipate, expect, abide, delay, linger, remain, tarry, stay
serve
tend, deliver, help

Antonyms

to delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness
act, go it blind, grasp, grasp the nettle, jump at the chance, jump on, jump the gun, shoot first and ask questions later, shoot from the hip

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1200, "to watch with hostile intent, lie in wait for," from O.N.Fr. waitier "to watch" (Fr. guetter), from Frank. *wahton (cf. Du. wacht "a watching," O.H.G. wahten, Ger. wachten "to watch, to guard;" O.H.G. wahhon "to watch, be awake," O.E. wacian "to be awake;" see wake (v.)). General sense of "remain in some place" is from 1375; meaning "serve as an attendant at a table" is from 1568. The noun is first attested c.1300. To wait (something) out "endure a period of waiting" is recorded from 1909, originally Amer.Eng., in ref. to baseball batters trying to draw a base on balls. Waiting game is recorded from 1890. Waiting room is attested from 1683. Waiting list is recorded from 1897; the verb wait-list "to put (someone) on a waiting list" is recorded from 1960.
2. From Middle English waiten, from Anglo-Norman waiter, waitier (compare French guetter from Old French gaitier, guaitier), from Frankish *wahtwēn (“to watch, guard”), derivative of Frankish *wahtu (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).
3. Cognate with Old High German wahtēn (“to watch, guard”), German Low German wachten (“to wait”), Dutch wachten (“to wait, expect”), French guetter (“to watch out for”), Saterland Frisian wachtje (“to wait”), West Frisian wachtsje (“to wait”), North Frisian wachtjen (“to stand, stay put”). More at watch.
4. In some senses, merged or influenced by Middle English waiten, weiten (“to do good to, lie in wait for, to contrive good or harm on, catch, snare”), from Old Norse veita (“to give help to, assist, grant, cause to happen”), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (“to show, guide, advise, direct”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
5. Largely overtook native Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan, source of bide. See: Middle English 'waiten', French 'guetter', Old French 'gaitier', Dutch 'wachten', French 'guetter', Frisian, Saterlandic 'wachtje', Middle English 'waiten', Proto-Germanic '*waitijaną'.

Verbs referencing "wait"

Tok Pisin wet, English await, French guetter, Tok Pisin wetim, Belize Creole wayt.

Sample Sentences

  • To and fro, to and fro, to and fro again a hundred times! This waiting for the latest mail-bags is worse than all. If we could have gone off in the midst of that last burst, we should have started triumphantly: but to lie here, two hours and more in the damp fog, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] fog, neither staying at home nor going abroad, is letting one gradually down into the very depths of dulness and low spirits. A speck in the mist, at last! That’s something. It is the boat we wait for ! That’s more to the purpose. The captain appears on the paddle-box with his speaking trumpet; the officers take their stations; all hands are on the alert; the flagging hopes of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘For a while, she was much bewildered; and after waiting about two weeks, until she became acquainted with her new locality, and somewhat familiar with the inmates, the attempt was made to give her knowledge of arbitrary signs, by which she could [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • In the prisoner 's cell, waiting to be examined by the magistrate on a charge of theft, was a boy. This lad, instead of being committed to a common jail, would be sent to the asylum at South Boston, and there taught a trade; and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ There's a man a piece down here, that's going over with some truck this evening, if he durs ’ to; he'll be in here to supper tonight, so you'd better set down and wait. That's a sweet little fellow, ” added the woman, offering him a cake. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] or, in other words, not frozen. The captain of a small steamboat was going to make his first trip for the season that day (the second February trip, I believe, within the memory of man ), and only waited for us to go on board. Accordingly, we went on board, with as little delay as might be. He was as good as his word, and started directly. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We stopped to dine at Baltimore, and being now in Maryland, were waited on, for the first time, by slaves. The sensation of exacting any service from human creatures who are bought and sold, and being, for the time, a party as it were to their condition, is not an [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of the river and the adjacent country; and who were sauntering, too, about a larger state-room called the Eastern Drawing-room; we went up-stairs into another chamber, where were certain visitors, waiting for audiences. At sight of my conductor, a black in plain clothes and yellow slippers who was gliding noiselessly about, and whispering messages in the ears of the more impatient, made a sign of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We had not waited in this room many minutes, before the black messenger returned, and conducted us into another of smaller dimensions, where, at a business-like table covered with papers, sat the President himself. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • No matter when you come, I'll always be here waiting, in the first song on the B side. (Only the River Flows)
  • -Oh, now we can go. -Come on. Waiting on you. It's gonna take forever. Sorry. That was my girlfriend -- (The Baltimorons)
  • Hi. I missed my train. Hmm. It's big. It's disgusting. Can I--can I leave my suitcase here while I wait ? (Mile End Kicks)
  • Only us, da - Finish all of them - Okay, come on Hey, Martin Martin!! 'HEY!' What are you waiting for ? Close his chapter (Magudam)