I dislike to wait/ waiting.

[GeneD]

I dislike waiting.

Is it possible to use the infinitive instead of the gerund here?

 

[Rover_KE]

No, but you can say 'I don't like to wait'.

(Don't ask me why.)

 

[emsr2d2]

"Dislike" is a bit of an anomaly.

I like to wait. :tick:
I like waiting. :tick:
I don't like to wait. :tick:
I don't like waiting. :tick:
I hate to wait. :tick:
I hate waiting. :tick:
I dislike to wait. :cross:
I dislike waiting. :tick:

 

[Phaedrus]

Of course, if the gerund after "dislike" begins with "having," you can follow "having" with "to wait":

I dislike having to wait. (= I don't like to have to wait.)

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Of course, if the gerund after "dislike" begins with "having," you can follow "having" with "to wait":

I dislike having to wait. (= I don't like to have to wait.)

No offense! In my opinion saying 'to have' in the sentence 'I don't like to have to wait' is redundant. It's an exaggeration of a simple sentence. I think we should be more precise about what message we want to convey than to lengthen our sentences. It might make us boring for them to listen to us.

 

[GoesStation]

In my opinion saying 'to have' in the sentence 'I don't like to have to wait' is redundant.

It isn't. Without "to have", you dislike the wait; with it, you dislike the necessity of waiting.

 

[Phaedrus]

To leave it out would remove the idea of obligation. I don't like to wait and I don't like to have to wait have different meanings.

Right. I dislike having to wait is similar in meaning to I dislike being forced to wait or I dislike being kept waiting, where the waiting is beyond the speaker's control. Some people hate waiting. They may choose to show up to appointments and events at the last minute. And if the appointments and events don't begin on time, they will be forced to wait despite their efforts to avoid waiting. Other people don't mind waiting when they choose to do so. They may choose to show up to appointments and events well in advance of their beginning and be content to wait. However, if the appointments and events don't begin on time, don't be surprised if the formerly happy waiters grow less happy. Even people who don't mind waiting can mind having to wait / being forced to wait / being kept waiting.