| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /weɪ̯t/ |
| Hyphenation | wait |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑢𐑱𐑑 |
| Danish | forventning |
|---|---|
| Dutch | afwachting |
| Esperanto | atendo |
| French | attente |
| German | Warten; Erwarten; Erwartung |
| Icelandic | vænting |
| Norwegian | forventning |
| Polish | oczekiwanie |
| Portuguese | espera |
| Swedish | förväntan |
| West Frisian | ferhoop; ferwachting |