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wait sth out
US — phrasal verb with wait /weɪt/ verb [I]Definition
› to wait until something unpleasant has ended: I'd rather wait out the storm than drive home immediately.Staying and remainingWaitingTolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or peopleWaitingStaying and remaining
(Definition of wait sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Tolerating and enduring
Synonyms and related words:
- bear with sb phrasal verb
- bearable adjective
- bide verb
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance noun
- pecker noun (STAY HAPPY)
- philosophical adjective
- put up with sth/sb phrasal verb
- resign yourself to sth phrasal verb
- ride sth out phrasal verb
- stand up to sth phrasal verb
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick it out phrasal verb
- stomach verb
- sweat it out idiom
- tolerance noun (ABILITY TO DEAL WITH)
- tolerate verb (DEAL WITH)
- tough sth out phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- withstand verb
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