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waits for the ball to drop

waits for the ball to drop is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wait for the ball to drop.

Meaning of wait for the ball to drop

Verb

wait for the ball to drop (third-person singular simple present waits for the ball to drop, present participle waiting for the ball to drop, simple past and past participle waited for the ball to drop)

  1. (idiomatic, rare) To wait in expectation of an occurrence.

Questions about waits for the ball to drop

What is waits for the ball to drop the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Waits for the ball to drop is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wait for the ball to drop.

Words near waits for the ball to drop in the dictionary

  1. waits a minute
  2. waits and sees
  3. waits around
  4. waits for
  5. waits for Godot
  6. waits for the ball to drop
  7. waits for the cat to jump
  8. waits for the other shoe to drop
  9. waits in the wings
  10. waits on
  11. waits on hand, foot and finger

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