outwait

[ out-weyt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to surpass in waiting wait or expecting; wait longer than.
2. Archaic. to lie in ambush longer than.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outwait¹

First recorded in 1600–10; out- + wait

Example Sentences

Human eyes are none the strongest, neither is human patience, yet I have rarely seen a creature that could outwait a man.

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Then they sat down by the electric heater to outwait the rain.

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You can't drag your prey out, and you can't pursue it, but you can outwait it.

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