wait out

verb

waited out; waiting out; waits out

transitive verb

: to await an end to
wait the storm out

Examples of wait out in a Sentence

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While spring is just on the horizon, the Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street is perfect for waiting out the final few weeks of winter, with elegant suites, piping hot tea and gourmet cuisine all at-the-ready to keep you warm until the sun makes its welcome return. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Drivers typically return to their motorhomes to wait out a delay. Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 Outside caught up with Honnold in Yosemite while he was hunkered down in his van with his family, waiting out a storm. Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024 Starring Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon as Mother and Father, and George MacKay as the sweet and naive Son, the film finds its privileged characters waiting out the apocalypse in comfort. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wait out

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wait out was in 1849

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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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