outwait

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verb

To wait for something to end.

OriginEnglish wait ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

verboutwait (third-person singular simple present outwaits, present participle outwaiting, simple past and past participle outwaited)

present singular third person outwaits · participle present outwaiting · participle past outwaited · past outwaited

  1. transitiveTo wait for something to end.
  2. transitiveTo gain an advantage by simply waiting.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishwait
  8. Englishoutwait

From out- + wait.

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APA

outwait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outwait

MLA

“outwait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outwait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outwait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outwait.

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