English Explanatory Dictionary

wait for Godot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wait hopelessly.

Pronunciation

En-us-wait for Godot.oga

Word forms

wait for Godot waits for Godot waiting for Godot waited for Godot

Etymology

Refers to the surreal comic play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, in which two tramps engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting "Godot", who never arrives.

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