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No, it is a noun.
Obviously it derives from a verb, so it's called a verbal noun or gerund. You can tell it's a noun because you can put 'the' in front of it.
'The waiting for news was very trying.'
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Is wait up a verb?
The term 'wait up' is a verb (wait) and adverb(up) combination.
What is the part of speech of wait?
The word waiting is a verb. It is the present participle of the verb to wait.
What part of speech is waiting?
Wait is a noun and a verb. Noun: There is a forty-five minute wait. Verb: We waited for forty-five minutes.
What part of speech is the word waiting?
The word wait is a verb (wait, waits, waiting, waited), but wait is also a noun. Example sentence: The wait at the doctor's office was very long.
What is the verb in this sentence i can't wait until graduation?
The verb in the sentence is "wait."
Is wait a preposition?
No, "wait" is not a preposition. It is a verb that indicates pausing or delaying action.
Is waited a noun?
Yes, the word 'wait' is both a noun (wait, waits) and a verb (wait, waits, waiting, waited).Examples:The wait between planes is only twenty minutes. (noun)We will wait at the entrance for my mom. (verb)
Is 'attender' a verb in the French language?
"Attender" is not a verb in the French language. The correct equivalent verb for "to attend" in French is "assister."
What is the passive voice of wait there?
"Wait" is not a transitive verb, so it does not have a passive form.
Is the word wait a singular or plural verb?
Singular
Example sentence of object of the verb?
you will wait on* us here.
What part of speech is had been waiting?
The phrase "had been waiting" is the past perfect continuous tense of the verb "to wait." It functions as a verb phrase in the sentence.
