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wait

/ˈweɪt/WAYT
/ˈweɪt/WAYT

Meaningto watch

Common meaning: to stay till something happens

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchwaiter‘to watch’source
  2. Middle Englishwaitensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto watch → to stay till something happenswait‘to stay till something happens’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French waiter ‘to watch’.

Roots

  • waiter Old French “to watch”

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