Word: overwaits
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
waits
Definition: Third-person singular of overwait. To wait for an excessive amount of time; wait beyond the time allowed or expected; wait too long.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: wait
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs