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Added 9 October 2026

waiting

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/ verb

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present participle and gerund of wait
Your guest has been waiting for you. They hurried into the waiting car.

noun

Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
Waiting for any news in a waiting room.
Attendance, service.

Origin

From Middle English waitinge, waytynge, waitende, weytende, waitand, waytand, equivalent to wait + -ing.

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