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waitˈweɪt

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/wæɪt/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈweɪt/

Similar Pronunciations

/beɪt/3

/deɪt/1

/eɪt/4

/feɪt/4

/heɪt/4

/keɪt/2

/leɪt/2

/meɪt/1

/neɪt/1

/peɪt/2

Derivations

Items

  • Wait2012 song by M83
  • Waitoriginal song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
  • Wait2017 single by Maroon 5
  • Waitsong recorded by White Lion
  • WaitBritish town pipers
  • waitcommand which pauses until execution of a background process has ended
  • waitsystem call
  • WaitWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Waitsingle from Earshot
  • Waitsingle by Wang Chung

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