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.'
The verb in the sentence is "wait."
The term 'wait up' is a verb (wait) and adverb(up) combination.
The word waiting is a verb. It is the present participle of the verb to wait.
Wait is a noun and a verb. Noun: There is a forty-five minute wait. Verb: We waited for forty-five minutes.
No. Wait cannot be a preposition. It is a verb or a noun.
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.
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)
"Wait" is not a transitive verb, so it does not have a passive form.
"Wait" can be used as a verb or as a noun, but not as an adverb, preposition, or interjection. It is a verb when indicating the action of delaying or remaining in expectation, and a noun when referring to a period of waiting.
Singular
No, but "attendre" is a verb meaning "to wait"
you will wait on* us here.