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Meaning of "wait-a-bit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAIT-A-BIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAIT-A-BIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wait-A-Bit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAIT-A-BIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wait-a-bit in the English dictionary

The definition of wait-a-bit in the dictionary is any of various plants having sharp hooked thorns or similar appendages, esp the greenbrier and the grapple plant.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAIT-A-BIT

wait
wait on
wait up
wait-a-while
wait-and-see tactics
wait-listed
Waitangi Day
Waitangi Tribunal
Waite
waiter
waiterage
waiterhood
waitering
waiting
waiting game
waiting list
waiting room
waitingly
waitlist
waitperson

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAIT-A-BIT

a bit
bit
debit
every bit
exhibit
frog-bit
gag-bit
gambit
gigabit
habit
hobbit
inhabit
inhibit
not a bit
obit
orbit
prohibit
rabbit
two-bit
white rabbit

Synonyms and antonyms of wait-a-bit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wait-a-bit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAIT-A-BIT

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

Translator English - Chinese

等待-A位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Espera - un - poco
570 millions of speakers

English

wait-a-bit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इंतजार एक बिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتظار ل بت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подождите - а- бит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esperar -a- bit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটু অপেক্ষা কর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attendre - un - peu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tunggu sekejap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wait-A- Bit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

待ちビットを
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대기 -비트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wait-a-bit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chờ đợi - một -bit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காத்திருக்க ஒரு பிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतीक्षा-एक-बिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biraz bekle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wait- a- bit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czekaj - a- bit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

почекайте - а- біт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

așteptați - un - pic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιμένει - ένα -bit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wag -´n- bietjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänta - a - lite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vent - en -bit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wait-a-bit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIT-A-BIT»

The term «wait-a-bit» is very widely used and occupies the 9.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIT-A-BIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wait-a-bit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wait-a-bit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wait-a-bit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAIT-A-BIT»

Discover the use of wait-a-bit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wait-a-bit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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More Power to Ya
Wait-a-Bit Bush magine you're walking down a road in Jamaica. You see a shrub growing by the side of the road. You think, H'mm, what an interesting shrub. I think I'll check it out. So you go closer to examine it. But when you try to pull away,  ...
Celeste Perrino Walker, 2001
2
The Lyrics of Noël Coward
Verse Refrain 1 Refrain z WAIT A BIT, JOE from 51611 NO none When I was quite a tiny lad My nurse rehearsed me in a set routine Of good and bad. When I grew up my parents would Unduly emphasize the gulf between The bad and good.
Noël Coward, 2014
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Tract Magazine and Christian Miscellany
thrift !" WAIT A BIT ! " Wait a bit, wait a bit!" shouted a mother to her child, one morning ; " I told you I would give you your breakfast soon, and so I will ; but wait a bit, can't you, child ?" The child would not wait, but roared very loudly, and I heard ...
‎1841
4
The Tract magazine; or, Christian miscellany. [Continued as] ...
put in remembrance of " the everlasting kingdom of Jesus Christ !" WAIT A BIT ! " Wait a bit, wait a bit !" shouted a mother to her child, one morning ; " I told you I would give you your breakfast soon, and so I will ; but wait a bit, can't you, child ?
Tract magazine, 1841
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Life in Tanganyika in the Fifties
As we cruised along in the bus, we came to an area where the road made slow graceful curves back and forth as huge clumps of wait-a-bit thorn bushes were negotiated. Roads in Africa don't go through such obstacles-- they simply go around ...
Godfrey Mwakikagile, 2009
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Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to ...
A tana keda, " Tumakai ngoi kai wara pogaik, nuka thus Those two enough And they thus Wait-a-bit we will another spear to there Zagan gogaita." A nui keda nge zilami a nubeka muli keda, " Tana keda, ' Ngoi kai Zag's village And he thus  ...
‎2011
7
Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to ...
A tana keda, " Tumakai ngoi kai wara pogaik, nuka thus Those two enough And they thus Wait-a-bit we will another spear to there Zagan gogaita." A nui keda nge zilami a nubeka muli keda, " Tana keda, ' Ngoi kai Zag's village And he thus  ...
8
Seal It with a Kiss: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for ...
Some of you might want to wait a bit for the first kiss to see if there is chemistry between you. Or, like any femme fatale worth the notches on her bedpost, you might want to make him wait simply to enjoy watching him squirm in erotic torment, ...
Violet Blue, 2013
9
The Entire Original Maupassant Short Stories
Wait a bit! We'll see! You'll burst one of these fine days like a sack of corn-you old bloat, you!" Toine would laugh heartily, patting his corpulent person, and replying : "Well, well, old hen, why don't you fatten up your chickens like that? just try!
Guy de Maupassant
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Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant:
Wait a bit! We'll see! You'll burst one of these fine days like a sack of cornyou old bloat, you!" Toine would laugh heartily, patting his corpulent person, and replying : "Well, well, old hen, why don't you fattenup your chickens like that? just try!
Guy de Maupassant, 2014

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAIT-A-BIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wait-a-bit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wait-a-Bit cops ordered interdicted
WAIT-A-BIT, Trelawny — Three police officers assigned to the Wait-a-Bit Police Station have been ordered interdicted for their alleged failure to respond to a ... «Jamaica Observer, Mar 13»
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A Nightmare - Triple tragedy hits Wait-A-Bit - Farmer kills daughters …
Sharon Fleure (left) consoles Sophia Mullings while Sheree Richards looks on at the scene of the double murder/suicide in Woodgrove, Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Feb 13»
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Greek wait-a-bit: New PM to be announced
Greece heads the line of countries destabilizing the Eurozone and in Athens a new coalition 'unity' government has been formed to tackle the debt crisis. «RT, Nov 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wait-A-Bit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wait-a-bit>. Apr 2024 ».
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