WAITING Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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waiting

[ wey-ting ]

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noun

a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay.

adjective

serving or being in attendance:
waiting man;
waiting maid;
waiting woman.

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

飞补颈迟顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of waiting¹

First recorded in 1150鈥�1200; Middle English (noun); wait, -ing ¹, -ing ²

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

in waiting, in attendance, as upon a royal personage.

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Example Sentences

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They declined to be quoted directly but explained that they were simply waiting for word from their bosses on what to do next.

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鈥淲e became one family under fire, praying, waiting, surviving.鈥�

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The mother took the test and has been waiting for the results for a month.

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Inevitably, a fence lizard is waiting for him.

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"Supported housing plays an indispensable role in cutting NHS waiting list backlogs, and reducing pressure on social care, temporary accommodation, and other vital public services," the open letter says.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

wait for the other shoe to drop Waiting for Godot

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