English English Dictionary

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Wait (v. i.)

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

Wait (v. i.)

To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.

Wait (v. t.)

To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.

Wait (v. t.)

To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.

Wait (v. t.)

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

Wait (v. t.)

To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.

Wait (v. i.)

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Wait (v. i.)

Ambush.

Wait (v. i.)

One who watches; a watchman.

Wait (v. i.)

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.

Wait (v. i.)

Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.