wait – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wait

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wait in
Participle: waited in
Gerund: waiting in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iwait in
youwait in
he;she;itwaits in
wewait in
youwait in
theywait in

Perfect

Ihave waited in
youhave waited in
he;she;ithas waited in
wehave waited in
youhave waited in
theyhave waited in

Past

Iwaited in
youwaited in
he;she;itwaited in
wewaited in
youwaited in
theywaited in

Pluperfect

Ihad waited in
youhad waited in
he;she;ithad waited in
wehad waited in
youhad waited in
theyhad waited in

Future

Iwill wait in
youwill wait in
he;she;itwill wait in
wewill wait in
youwill wait in
theywill wait in

Future Perfect

Iwill have waited in
youwill have waited in
he;she;itwill have waited in
wewill have waited in
youwill have waited in
theywill have waited in

Subjunctive

Present

Iwait in
youwait in
he;she;itwait in
wewait in
youwait in
theywait in

Perfect

Ihave waited in
youhave waited in
he;she;ithave waited in
wehave waited in
youhave waited in
theyhave waited in

Imperfect

Iwaited in
youwaited in
he;she;itwaited in
wewaited in
youwaited in
theywaited in

Pluperfect

Ihad waited in
youhad waited in
he;she;ithad waited in
wehad waited in
youhad waited in
theyhad waited in

Conditional

Present

Iwould wait in
youwould wait in
he;she;itwould wait in
wewould wait in
youwould wait in
theywould wait in

Perfect

Iwould have waited in
youwould have waited in
he;she;itwould have waited in
wewould have waited in
youwould have waited in
theywould have waited in

Imperative

youwait in
weLet's wait in
youwait in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waiting in
youare waiting in
he;she;itis waiting in
weare waiting in
youare waiting in
theyare waiting in

Perfect

Ihave been waiting in
youhave been waiting in
he;she;ithas been waiting in
wehave been waiting in
youhave been waiting in
theyhave been waiting in

Past

Iwas waiting in
youwere waiting in
he;she;itwas waiting in
wewere waiting in
youwere waiting in
theywere waiting in

Pluperfect

Ihad been waiting in
youhad been waiting in
he;she;ithad been waiting in
wehad been waiting in
youhad been waiting in
theyhad been waiting in

Future

Iwill be waiting in
youwill be waiting in
he;she;itwill be waiting in
wewill be waiting in
youwill be waiting in
theywill be waiting in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waiting in
youwill have been waiting in
he;she;itwill have been waiting in
wewill have been waiting in
youwill have been waiting in
theywill have been waiting in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waiting in
youwould be waiting in
he;she;itwould be waiting in
wewould be waiting in
youwould be waiting in
theywould be waiting in

Perfect

Iwould have been waiting in
youwould have been waiting in
he;she;itwould have been waiting in
wewould have been waiting in
youwould have been waiting in
theywould have been waiting in

Other

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

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)