wait – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wait
Participle: waited
Gerund: waiting

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	wait
you	wait
he;she;it	waits
we	wait
you	wait
they	wait

Perfect

I	have waited
you	have waited
he;she;it	has waited
we	have waited
you	have waited
they	have waited

Past

I	waited
you	waited
he;she;it	waited
we	waited
you	waited
they	waited

Pluperfect

I	had waited
you	had waited
he;she;it	had waited
we	had waited
you	had waited
they	had waited

Future

I	will wait
you	will wait
he;she;it	will wait
we	will wait
you	will wait
they	will wait

Future Perfect

I	will have waited
you	will have waited
he;she;it	will have waited
we	will have waited
you	will have waited
they	will have waited

Subjunctive

Present

I	wait
you	wait
he;she;it	wait
we	wait
you	wait
they	wait

Perfect

I	have waited
you	have waited
he;she;it	have waited
we	have waited
you	have waited
they	have waited

Imperfect

I	waited
you	waited
he;she;it	waited
we	waited
you	waited
they	waited

Pluperfect

I	had waited
you	had waited
he;she;it	had waited
we	had waited
you	had waited
they	had waited

Conditional

Present

I	would wait
you	would wait
he;she;it	would wait
we	would wait
you	would wait
they	would wait

Perfect

I	would have waited
you	would have waited
he;she;it	would have waited
we	would have waited
you	would have waited
they	would have waited

Imperative

you	wait
we	Let's wait
you	wait

Indicative

Present

I	am waiting
you	are waiting
he;she;it	is waiting
we	are waiting
you	are waiting
they	are waiting

Perfect

I	have been waiting
you	have been waiting
he;she;it	has been waiting
we	have been waiting
you	have been waiting
they	have been waiting

Past

I	was waiting
you	were waiting
he;she;it	was waiting
we	were waiting
you	were waiting
they	were waiting

Pluperfect

I	had been waiting
you	had been waiting
he;she;it	had been waiting
we	had been waiting
you	had been waiting
they	had been waiting

Future

I	will be waiting
you	will be waiting
he;she;it	will be waiting
we	will be waiting
you	will be waiting
they	will be waiting

Future Perfect

I	will have been waiting
you	will have been waiting
he;she;it	will have been waiting
we	will have been waiting
you	will have been waiting
they	will have been waiting

Conditional

Present

I	would be waiting
you	would be waiting
he;she;it	would be waiting
we	would be waiting
you	would be waiting
they	would be waiting

Perfect

I	would have been waiting
you	would have been waiting
he;she;it	would have been waiting
we	would have been waiting
you	would have been waiting
they	would have been waiting

Verbs conjugated like 'wait'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'wait'

await, bait, gait, lait, nait, waft, wail, wain, wair, waite,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wait in expectation: abide
rest in patience or expectation: stay
delay until: wait for
attend with ceremony or respect: serve
defer or postpone: procrastinate
to wait: bide
to stay or remain in a place or situation: abide, eld, linger, retard, stay, tarry
To attend on, especially with ceremony or respect.: serve
to delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness: abide, bide, defer, expect, hang on, hold on, hold one's breath, hold one's horses, hold one's water, hold out, stand by, stay
Especially for a suitable opportunity.: bide one's time
To accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.: twiddle one's thumbs
await: anticipate, expect, abide, delay, linger, remain, tarry, stay
serve: tend, deliver, help

Antonyms

to delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness: act, go it blind, grasp, grasp the nettle, jump at the chance, jump on, jump the gun, shoot first and ask questions later, shoot from the hip

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ about, ~ around, ~ behind, ~ in, ~ on somebody, ~ on something, ~ upon somebody, ~ upon something, ~ out something, ~ something out, ~ up,

Etymology

1. c.1200, "to watch with hostile intent, lie in wait for," from O.N.Fr. waitier "to watch" (Fr. guetter), from Frank. *wahton (cf. Du. wacht "a watching," O.H.G. wahten, Ger. wachten "to watch, to guard;" O.H.G. wahhon "to watch, be awake," O.E. wacian "to be awake;" see wake (v.)). General sense of "remain in some place" is from 1375; meaning "serve as an attendant at a table" is from 1568. The noun is first attested c.1300. To wait (something) out "endure a period of waiting" is recorded from 1909, originally Amer.Eng., in ref. to baseball batters trying to draw a base on balls. Waiting game is recorded from 1890. Waiting room is attested from 1683. Waiting list is recorded from 1897; the verb wait-list "to put (someone) on a waiting list" is recorded from 1960.
2. From Middle English waiten, from Anglo-Norman waiter, waitier (compare French guetter from Old French gaitier, guaitier), from Frankish *wahtwēn (“to watch, guard”), derivative of Frankish *wahtu (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).
3. Cognate with Old High German wahtēn (“to watch, guard”), German Low German wachten (“to wait”), Dutch wachten (“to wait, expect”), French guetter (“to watch out for”), Saterland Frisian wachtje (“to wait”), West Frisian wachtsje (“to wait”), North Frisian wachtjen (“to stand, stay put”). More at watch.
4. In some senses, merged or influenced by Middle English waiten, weiten (“to do good to, lie in wait for, to contrive good or harm on, catch, snare”), from Old Norse veita (“to give help to, assist, grant, cause to happen”), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (“to show, guide, advise, direct”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
5. Largely overtook native Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan, source of bide. See: Middle English 'waiten', French 'guetter', Old French 'gaitier', Dutch 'wachten', French 'guetter', Frisian, Saterlandic 'wachtje', Middle English 'waiten', Proto-Germanic '*waitijaną'.

Verbs referencing "wait"

Tok Pisin wet, English await, French guetter, Tok Pisin wetim, Belize Creole wayt.

Sample Sentences

To and fro, to and fro, to and fro again a hundred times! This waiting for the latest mail-bags is worse than all. If we could have gone off in the midst of that last burst, we should have started triumphantly: but to lie here, two hours and more in the damp fog, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] fog, neither staying at home nor going abroad, is letting one gradually down into the very depths of dulness and low spirits. A speck in the mist, at last! That’s something. It is the boat we wait for ! That’s more to the purpose. The captain appears on the paddle-box with his speaking trumpet; the officers take their stations; all hands are on the alert; the flagging hopes of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
‘For a while, she was much bewildered; and after waiting about two weeks, until she became acquainted with her new locality, and somewhat familiar with the inmates, the attempt was made to give her knowledge of arbitrary signs, by which she could [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
In the prisoner 's cell, waiting to be examined by the magistrate on a charge of theft, was a boy. This lad, instead of being committed to a common jail, would be sent to the asylum at South Boston, and there taught a trade; and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ There's a man a piece down here, that's going over with some truck this evening, if he durs ’ to; he'll be in here to supper tonight, so you'd better set down and wait. That's a sweet little fellow, ” added the woman, offering him a cake. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] or, in other words, not frozen. The captain of a small steamboat was going to make his first trip for the season that day (the second February trip, I believe, within the memory of man ), and only waited for us to go on board. Accordingly, we went on board, with as little delay as might be. He was as good as his word, and started directly. (American Notes for General Circulation)
We stopped to dine at Baltimore, and being now in Maryland, were waited on, for the first time, by slaves. The sensation of exacting any service from human creatures who are bought and sold, and being, for the time, a party as it were to their condition, is not an [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] of the river and the adjacent country; and who were sauntering, too, about a larger state-room called the Eastern Drawing-room; we went up-stairs into another chamber, where were certain visitors, waiting for audiences. At sight of my conductor, a black in plain clothes and yellow slippers who was gliding noiselessly about, and whispering messages in the ears of the more impatient, made a sign of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
We had not waited in this room many minutes, before the black messenger returned, and conducted us into another of smaller dimensions, where, at a business-like table covered with papers, sat the President himself. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
No matter when you come, I'll always be here waiting, in the first song on the B side. (Only the River Flows)
-Oh, now we can go. -Come on. Waiting on you. It's gonna take forever. Sorry. That was my girlfriend -- (The Baltimorons)
Hi. I missed my train. Hmm. It's big. It's disgusting. Can I--can I leave my suitcase here while I wait ? (Mile End Kicks)
Only us, da - Finish all of them - Okay, come on Hey, Martin Martin!! 'HEY!' What are you waiting for ? Close his chapter (Magudam)

wait – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wait

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wait'

Verbs similar to 'wait'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "wait"

Sample Sentences