waiting
waiting · waitings
чекання
ожидание
Warten
The act of staying or remaining in expectationThe act of staying or remaining in expectation.
/ˈweɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
Waiting for any news in a waiting room. (gerund)
Warten
ожида́ниеožidánije
чека́нняčekánnja
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
(countable, uncountable)Attendance, service.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
the act of staying or remaining in expectation:
Русский
By meaning 1
the act of staying or remaining in expectation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of staying or remaining in expectation:
Origin
From Middle English waitynge, waytynge, equivalent to wait + -ing.From Middle English waitynge, waytynge, equivalent to wait + -ing.
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Forms
plural: waitingsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something):wait
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable