"outwait" meaning in English

See outwait in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: outwaits [present, singular, third-person], outwaiting [participle, present], outwaited [participle, past], outwaited [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English wait English outwait From out- + wait. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|out-|wait|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English wait English outwait [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ūt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ūt-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ūt-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "ut-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "out-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "wait", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "outwait", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="outwait"> From out- + wait. Head templates: {{en-verb}} outwait (third-person singular simple present outwaits, present participle outwaiting, simple past and past participle outwaited)
  1. (transitive) To wait for something to end. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outwait-en-verb-FZMLpf2v Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 45 55
  2. (transitive) To gain an advantage by simply waiting. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outwait-en-verb-VpJnaPgz Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 28 72

Inflected forms

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