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wait  (wt)
v. wait·ed, wait·ing, waits
v.intr.
1.
a. To remain or rest in expectation: waiting for the guests to arrive. See Synonyms at stay1.
b. To tarry until another catches up.
2. To remain or be in readiness: lunch waiting on the table.
3. To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed: The trip will have to wait.
4. To work as a waiter or waitress.
v.tr.
1. To remain or stay in expectation of; await: wait ones turn.
2. Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone: They waited lunch for us.
3. To be a waiter or waitress at: wait tables.
n.
1. The act of waiting or the time spent waiting.
2. Chiefly British
a. One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies.
b. One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime.
Phrasal Verbs:
wait on/upon
1. To serve the needs of; be in attendance on.
2. To make a formal call on; visit.
3. To follow as a result; depend on.
4. To await: Theyre waiting on my decision.
wait out
To delay until the termination of: wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze.
wait up
1. To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone.
2. Informal To stop or pause so that another can catch up: Lets wait up for the stragglers.
[Middle English waiten, from Old North French waitier, to watch, of Germanic origin; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]


wait  /wet/  v. 1 [I] to stay in one place until s.t. happens: He waited in line to buy a theater ticket. 2 [I] to delay action: I am waiting to see who does the best work before hiring anyone. 3 [T] to serve food and drinks, to work as a waiter: He waits (on) tables in a restaurant. 4 infrml. cant wait: be very eager: I cant wait for my vacation to start! 5 to wait in vain: to wait for s.t. that, in the end, doesnt happen: I waited in vain for a bus to come and ended up walking instead. 6 phrasal v. insep. [T] to wait on s.o.: to serve s.o.s needs as a servant would: He waits on her, because she is sick and cannot do things for herself. 7 to wait on s.o. hand and foot: to serve faithfully in every way possible: She waits on him hand and foot, but he never lifts a finger to help her. 8 phrasal v. sep. [T] to wait s.t. out: to delay until the end of s.t.: They waited out the rain by staying inside and drinking tea.||They waited it out. 9 phrasal v. insep. [I] to wait up (for s.o.): to delay going to bed: He gets home so late; I am too tired to wait up for him.
n. [U] 1 the time spent waiting: They had a long wait in the doctors office. 2 to lie in wait: to watch secretly for the chance to attack: The cat was eagerly lying in wait for the mouse.

Thesaurus: wait v. 1 to remain, hold on (for a time) | hang on 2 to bide ones time, hold out for s.t. wait
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