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can't wait

can't wait verb: to eagerly anticipate; to find it hard to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.

Verb

can't wait (third-person singular simple present can't wait, no present participle, simple past couldn't wait, no past participle)

  1. (idiomatic, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) To eagerly anticipate; to find it hard to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.
    • I can't wait for that party on Friday.
  2. (no-past-participle, no-present-participle) To need to be attended to right away.
    • I'm afraid this can't wait; it has to be done by Thursday.

can't wait meaning in Arabic

can't wait in Arabic

to eagerly anticipate
لَا اَسْتَطِيع اَلاِنْتِظَار lā astaṭīʕ al-intiẓār

Forms of can't wait

third-person singular presentcan't wait
pastcouldn't wait

Words formed from can't wait

Questions about can't wait

What does can't wait mean?
Can't wait means to eagerly anticipate; to find it hard to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.
What is can't wait in Arabic?
Can't wait in Arabic is لَا اَسْتَطِيع اَلاِنْتِظَار (lā astaṭīʕ al-intiẓār). See Can't wait meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is can't wait?
Can't wait is a verb.
What is the past tense of can't wait?
The past tense of can't wait is couldn't wait.

Words near can't wait in the dictionary

  1. can't live with them, can't live without them
  2. can't park there, mate
  3. can't seem
  4. can't stand
  5. can't stand the sight of
  6. can't wait
  7. can't've
  8. can'tcha
  9. can've
  10. Can-abong
  11. Can-adieng

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