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Meaning of "outwait" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUTWAIT

outwait  [ˌaʊtˈweɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTWAIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Outwait is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb outwait in English.

WHAT DOES OUTWAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of outwait in the English dictionary

The definition of outwait in the dictionary is to wait longer than.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTWAIT

PRESENT

Present
I outwait
you outwait
he/she/it outwaits
we outwait
you outwait
they outwait
Present continuous
I am outwaiting
you are outwaiting
he/she/it is outwaiting
we are outwaiting
you are outwaiting
they are outwaiting
Present perfect
I have outwaited
you have outwaited
he/she/it has outwaited
we have outwaited
you have outwaited
they have outwaited
Present perfect continuous
I have been outwaiting
you have been outwaiting
he/she/it has been outwaiting
we have been outwaiting
you have been outwaiting
they have been outwaiting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I outwaited
you outwaited
he/she/it outwaited
we outwaited
you outwaited
they outwaited
Past continuous
I was outwaiting
you were outwaiting
he/she/it was outwaiting
we were outwaiting
you were outwaiting
they were outwaiting
Past perfect
I had outwaited
you had outwaited
he/she/it had outwaited
we had outwaited
you had outwaited
they had outwaited
Past perfect continuous
I had been outwaiting
you had been outwaiting
he/she/it had been outwaiting
we had been outwaiting
you had been outwaiting
they had been outwaiting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will outwait
you will outwait
he/she/it will outwait
we will outwait
you will outwait
they will outwait
Future continuous
I will be outwaiting
you will be outwaiting
he/she/it will be outwaiting
we will be outwaiting
you will be outwaiting
they will be outwaiting
Future perfect
I will have outwaited
you will have outwaited
he/she/it will have outwaited
we will have outwaited
you will have outwaited
they will have outwaited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been outwaiting
you will have been outwaiting
he/she/it will have been outwaiting
we will have been outwaiting
you will have been outwaiting
they will have been outwaiting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would outwait
you would outwait
he/she/it would outwait
we would outwait
you would outwait
they would outwait
Conditional continuous
I would be outwaiting
you would be outwaiting
he/she/it would be outwaiting
we would be outwaiting
you would be outwaiting
they would be outwaiting
Conditional perfect
I would have outwait
you would have outwait
he/she/it would have outwait
we would have outwait
you would have outwait
they would have outwait
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been outwaiting
you would have been outwaiting
he/she/it would have been outwaiting
we would have been outwaiting
you would have been outwaiting
they would have been outwaiting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you outwait
we let´s outwait
you outwait
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to outwait
Past participle
outwaited
Present Participle
outwaiting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OUTWAIT


await
əˈweɪt
Bassenthwaite
ˈbæsənˌθweɪt
counterweight
ˈkaʊntəˌweɪt
deadweight
ˈdedˌweɪt
equate
ɪˈkweɪt
featherweight
ˈfɛðəˌweɪt
heavyweight
ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt
Koweit
kəʊˈweɪt
Kuwait
kʊˈweɪt
lightweight
ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
middleweight
ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
overweight
ˌəʊvəˈweɪt
paperweight
ˈpeɪpəˌweɪt
thwaite
θweɪt
underweight
ˌʌndəˈweɪt
unweight
ʌnˈweɪt
wait
weɪt
Waite
weɪt
weight
weɪt
welterweight
ˈwɛltəˌweɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUTWAIT

outvoter
outwalk
outwar
outward
Outward Bound
outward journey
outward-looking
outwardly
outwardness
outwards
outwash
outwatch
outwear
outweary
outweed
outweep
outweigh
outwell
outwent
outwick

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTWAIT

ait
au fait
au lait
bait
Bass Strait
Bering Strait
character trait
extrait
gait
jailbait
krait
lie in wait
parfait
plait
portrait
self-portrait
strait
Torres Strait
trait
whitebait

Synonyms and antonyms of outwait in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «outwait» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUTWAIT

Find out the translation of outwait to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of outwait from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «outwait» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

outwait
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

outwait
570 millions of speakers

English

outwait
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

outwait
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

outwait
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переждать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

outwait
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

outwait
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

outwait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Outwait
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

outwait
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

outwait
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

outwait
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njlentrehake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

outwait
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

outwait
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Outwait
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

outwait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

outwait
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

outwait
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перечекати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

outwait
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

outwait
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

outwait
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

outwait
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

outwait
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of outwait

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWAIT»

The term «outwait» is used very little and occupies the 181.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWAIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about outwait

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTWAIT»

Discover the use of outwait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outwait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Adam's Rib Disorder: A Misconception of Submission
4. Never. Try. to. Outwait. God. He. is. Much. Better. at. It. All God had to do was sit back, watch, and wait me out. The good news, or should I say the awesome news , is that God will wait you out. I had to step out of the little world that I had ...
Deborah A. Cosio, 2009
2
The Failure of Counterinsurgency: Why Hearts and Minds Are ...
And since they are usually fighting for the future of their own country, the rebels are often willing to outwait their opponents. For example, as the American war for independence went on, the colonists usually were careful not to risk losing their ...
Ivan Eland, 2013
3
Cherish Collection January 2014 (Books 1-12) (Mills & Boon ...
Picking upthe unruly creature,she said, “But ifyou'll recall, I warned you rightoffthat she won't stop so long as you're here.And, ifyou'llalso recall, yousaidthat you were fairly certain you could outwait adog. Guess you were wrong onthat account, ...
Lucy Gordon, Rebecca Winters, Leanne Banks, 2014
4
The Works: In 9 Volumes. ... containing Sejanus. The fox. ...
He'll outwait a serjeant for you.] The perseverance of serjeants (sherill's' oflicers) in watching their prey, is well known. Our old poets, who had but too many proofs of it, mention it, either in mirth or anger, upon all occasions. I: True. A stool were ...
Ben Jonson, William Gifford, 1816
5
Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred
When we outwait the clouds, we can feel the sun and see thewater bead on the hosta. When we outwait the clouds, the birds in our heart come outandthe webs inour mind becomevisible. That morning in Sausalito, I learned that listening this  ...
Mark Nepo, 2013
6
Between Us Girls
“You know I can outwait you.” He turned off the engine and with that went the heater. She wanted to protest, but she couldn't summon the energy to do so. Besides, he was right. He could outwait her. Although she wore socks with her slip-on ...
Sally John, 2014
7
The River of the Spirit
Isaiah 8: 1 7 And I will wait n the LORD, that hideth his face from the house acob, and I will look for him. (I bede wyczekiwal a, ktory zakrywa swoje oblicze przed domem iba, i w nim bede pokfadat nadzieje.) Here the ining of "wait" is "outwait.
Carl W Gearheart
8
Lillian Hellman: Her Life and Legend
I was trying to outwait you, Papa, but I guess I couldn't do it.” Ben's mother, Lavinia, takes her son's confession as an admission of sin, which is hers as well because she has also tried to “outwait” Marcus, to excuse his venality. “Benjamin, ” she ...
Carl Rollyson, 2008
9
The Lost Book of Enki: Memoirs and Prophecies of an ...
In celestial chariots, the Earth encircling, the calamity you shall outwait; To each of the other Anunnaki, a choice to leave or the calamity outwait must be given. The Igigi who Earthlings espoused must between departure and spouses 210 The ...
Zecharia Sitchin, 2004
10
Ben Jonson: Four Comedies
He'll outwait a sergeant for you. LA FOOLE Why, then I'll stay here. TRUEWIT You must think how to victual yourself in time then. 165 LA FOOLE Why, sweet Master Truewit, will you entreat my cousin Otter to send me a cold venison pasty, ...
Ben Johnson, Helen Ostovich, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTWAIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outwait is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A nuclear deal to die for
The “new direction” is to send a signal to all terrorists – including Islamic State (IS) – that if you can outwait the United States, crime really does ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
Former minister says Catholic church "in the propaganda business …
We can outwait them, we can outlast them". "They don't do elections in the Catholic church," he added. When it was put to Mr Quinn that they ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
3
US House Intros Lifetime Credit Monitoring Bill in Wake of OPM …
“OPM's offer of limited credit monitoring and identity theft protection coverage fails to recognize that the hackers could outwait the OPM's ... «Infosecurity Magazine, Jul 15»
4
RECOVER Act Would Protect OPM Breach Victims For Life
“OPM's offer of limited credit monitoring and identity theft protection coverage fails to recognize that the hackers could outwait the OPM's ... «Law360, Jul 15»
5
Three RIvers beats weather, foe in 9/10 game
The past few days have been a series of pickles for the two teams, trying to play through or outwait the rain in hopes of actually getting a game ... «Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Jailhouse Rock: Ruenroeng vs. Casimero Report
... hand – Casimero leading with straight punches and charging, the more skilled Ruenroeng trying to outwait him with baited counterpunches. «The Sweet Science, Jun 15»
7
How Some Criminals Evade the Cops for Decades
In 2011, one member of the 'Ndrangheta was found trying to outwait the heat on him in a cushy bunker built a junkyard. Still, the sheer number ... «VICE, Jun 15»
8
2015 Stanley Cup Final: Defending Big D Writers Pick the Cup …
The Lightning will win at least one game by more than five goals, but the Hawks are too well-versed in their own system, and they'll outwait ... «Defending Big D, Jun 15»
9
Tenacious Terriers in RBC Cup final
Boyer was in tight just outside the crease on Robidoux's glove side and tried to outwait the Terriers' netminder and then sneak a shot short-side ... «Winnipeg Sun, May 15»
10
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Breaking Down Team USA's Breakdown …
Goal #2 - Essentially a breakaway, and the move into the middle of the ice means the goalie has to look big and try to outguess/outwait the ... «Defending Big D, May 15»

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