How to pronounce “wait”
Say “wait” in one beat
wait
/weɪt/
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- waitweɪt
- IPA (American)
- /weɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /weɪt/
- Respelling
- WAYT
- Syllables
- 1 — wait
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /weɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “wait” means
- noun
time during which some action is awaited
“instant replay caused too long a delay”
- noun
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
“the wait was an ordeal for him”
- verb
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
“I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets”
Say it in a sentence
“We had to wait almost an hour for the bus.”“wait”, answered
How do you pronounce “wait”?
“wait” is pronounced /weɪt/ (WAYT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /weɪt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “wait” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /weɪt/ — a single beat.
What does “wait” mean?
As a noun: time during which some action is awaited For example: “instant replay caused too long a delay” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “wait”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /weɪt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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