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waiting

Today it means: Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding. Full definition →

Middle English waitinge

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waiting · verb¹

Middle English · inherited fromwaitinge
English todaywaiting

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

waiting · noun²

Middle English · inherited fromwaitynge
English todaywaiting

From Middle English waitynge, waytynge, equivalent to wait + -ing.

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