wait vs weight

Definitions

verb

1. wait before acting
2. look forward to the probable occurrence of
3. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
4. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

noun

1. time during which some action is awaited
2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

Examples

Which of them will prefer football and which the ant nest, we'll have to wait and see.

We drove a mile or so to Shipley Glen, a wooded hillside where a bit of family fairground fun awaited.

Maybe your parents are right about waiting a few more years until you decide.

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Definitions

verb

1. present with a bias
2. weight down with a load

noun

1. a system of units used to express the weight of something
2. (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
3. sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
4. the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
5. the relative importance granted to something

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Examples

What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.

Assuming that 15 pound breaking strain line is used, an angler using monofilament might have to use a six or eight ounce sinker and use a 20 lb class rod to carry that sinker weight.

It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands.

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