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overwaits

overwaits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwait.

Meaning of overwait

Verb

overwait (third-person singular simple present overwaits, present participle overwaiting, simple past and past participle overwaited)

  1. (transitive) To wait for an excessive amount of time; wait beyond the time allowed or expected; wait too long.
    • I didn't waste any time getting to sleep, and the orderly didn't overwait his time, either. I miscalculated on the moon and the depth of our chasm. I expected the moon to appear some time before midnight, but she didn't.1915, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, The Journal of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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What is overwaits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overwaits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwait.

Words near overwaits in the dictionary

  1. overvotes
  2. overvoting
  3. overwait
  4. overwaited
  5. overwaiting
  6. overwaits
  7. overwalk
  8. overwalked
  9. overwalking
  10. overwalks
  11. overwander

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