waiting
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
How often you will meet it
Rank 613 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 31,465 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.015% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) also: wait the wait was an ordeal for him
adjective
- being and remaining ready and available for use also: ready and waiting waiting cars and limousines lined the curbfound her mother waiting for them
waiting in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Two of Lady Maria's men were waiting on the platform.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Presently John was in line waiting to pass by the steps.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Without waiting for an answer he followed Paredes from the room.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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John Cavendish was waiting on the platform, and piloted me out to the car.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1