Várakozik

Várakozik is a Hungarian verb meaning “to be waiting” or “to wait for something.” It is the third-person singular present tense form of the infinitive várakozni. The infinitive is várakozni; a related noun is várakozás, meaning waiting or anticipation, and a present participle form is várakozó, used as an adjective or as part of compound tenses.

Usage of várakozik often conveys ongoing waiting, typically with some expectation, patience, or unease about the outcome. It is commonly used with phrases indicating what is awaited, usually expressed with the suffix -ra/-re or with a dependent clause. Examples include: várakozik a válaszra (is waiting for the answer), várakozik a buszra (is waiting for the bus), vagy várakozik egy találkozóra (is waiting for a meeting). In narrativeContext, várakozik can describe a character’s mood—calm, anxious, or tense—depending on context and accompanying wording.

Etymology and related forms: várakozik is derived from the verb vár (to wait) with the suffix -akozik to form a durative action meaning. Related words include várakozás (the act of waiting, anticipation) and várakozó (waiting, in a participial or adjectival sense). The verb integrates smoothly into standard Hungarian sentence structure and is commonly found in both everyday speech and written prose.