Plural of wait
regular plural
The plural of wait is waits.
Forms of wait
| Singular | wait /weɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | waits /weɪts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Waits in a sentence
- Did you see how she waits on him hand and foot? It's not healthy.From the entry wait on someone hand and foot
- Say goodbye to long waits at the airport with our new preboarding service.From the entry say goodbye
- What should a wheelchaired person do if he waits by the stairwell for assistance in a fire but help never comes in time to carry him down with an evacuchair?From the entry evacuchair
- But that is the likely outcome if the railway waits for Treasury's grim reaper to come a-calling.2021 January 13, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Make freight an equal priority”, in Rail, page 3. From the entry grim reaper
- In an emptive system the new entry waits for the other to be completed before beginning.2010, N. K. Singh, Simulation of Network Traffic Based on Queing Theory Using OPNET, page 12. From the entry emptive
Meaning of wait
- verb To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- verb To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- verb To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.).
Questions about the plural of wait
- What is the plural of wait?
- The plural of wait is waits.
- Is wait countable?
- Wait is a countable noun.
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