“Waited” or “Weighted”—Which to use?

“Waited” or “Weighted”

Overview

waited / weighted are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

waited: (verb) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something. (verb) wait before acting. (verb) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.

weighted: (adjective) adjusted to reflect value or proportion.

Pronunciation

waited: w·EY·t·ah·d

weighted: w·EY·t·ih·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “waited”

There they waited for two months for the…
…flagship of TU 52.8.3; then waited for further routing to the
She waited to finish her art major…
…with Juanita Martínez, but they waited to get together until Rosa
…them that if they had waited a couple of hours, the…
…many of their proposals, and waited for an opportunity to strike
She waited until the professor was already…
…crew had been trained, Launders waited 45 minutes after first contact…
…Pearl, and told them, "I've waited 27 years to get these…
…retreated to Dikotope's home, and waited.

Examples of “weighted”

…code name "Blue Fox", which weighted about and had a yield…
…Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out…
…which suggests the whole animal weighted approximately .
Presentation was weighted more heavily than technical merit,…
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a…
The Constitution was weighted in favor of counties.
…aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 85 out…
…constructed by concrete blocks each weighted 60 metric tonnes.
…which is a market capitalization weighted index.
…these classes are given a weighted grade point for the class…

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