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wait out

wait out verb: to wait through (something): wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.

Verb

wait out (third-person singular simple present waits out, present participle waiting out, simple past and past participle waited out)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To wait through (something): wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.

Forms of wait out

third-person singular presentwaits out
present participlewaiting out
past participlewaited out
pastwaited out

Questions about wait out

What does wait out mean?
Wait out means to wait through (something): wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.
What part of speech is wait out?
Wait out is a verb.
What is the past tense of wait out?
The past tense of wait out is waited out.

Words near wait out in the dictionary

  1. wait on someone hand and foot
  2. wait on someone hand, foot and finger
  3. wait on someone hand, foot, and finger
  4. wait on tables
  5. wait one's turn
  6. wait out
  7. wait staff
  8. wait staffs
  9. wait state
  10. wait states
  11. wait tables

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