waited out; waiting out; waits out
Definition of wait out
: to await an end to
wait the storm out
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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 6 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of wait out was in 1849
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