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outwait

outwait verb: to wait for something to end.

Verb

outwait (third-person singular simple present outwaits, present participle outwaiting, simple past and past participle outwaited)

  1. (transitive) To wait for something to end.
  2. (transitive) To gain an advantage by simply waiting.

Forms of outwait

third-person singular presentoutwaits
present participleoutwaiting
past participleoutwaited
pastoutwaited

Origin of outwait

From out- + wait.

Questions about outwait

What does outwait mean?
Outwait means to wait for something to end.
What part of speech is outwait?
Outwait is a verb.
What is the past tense of outwait?
The past tense of outwait is outwaited.

Words near outwait in the dictionary

  1. outvying
  2. outwager
  3. outwagered
  4. outwagering
  5. outwagers
  6. outwait
  7. outwaited
  8. outwaiting
  9. outwaits
  10. outwake
  11. outwakes

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