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“Waited” or “Weighted”

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.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

waited w·EY·t·ah·d

  • verbstay in one place and anticipate or expect something.
  • verbwait before acting.
  • verbserve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.

weighted w·EY·t·ih·d

  • adjectiveadjusted to reflect value or proportion.
Usage

Examples in context

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“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.

“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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