How to pronounce wait
Listen to wait in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“wait” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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the previous uh Wait, wait, wait, wait.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 72:52 · hear it here
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Wait wait, what? >> NISTory Minute.
NIST · watch from 0:06 · hear it here
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Can I follow up? QUESTION: Wait, wait.
State Department · watch from 13:07 · hear it here
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(Flu' germ) Wait a minute, wait a minute.
National Archives · watch from 2:06 · hear it here
Why real speech
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