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.

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“wait” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. the previous uh Wait, wait, wait, wait.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 72:52 · hear it here

  2. Wait wait, what? >> NISTory Minute.

    NIST · watch from 0:06 · hear it here

  3. Can I follow up? QUESTION: Wait, wait.

    State Department · watch from 13:07 · hear it here

  4. (Flu' germ) Wait a minute, wait a minute.

    National Archives · watch from 2:06 · hear it here

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