Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: A delay.
Example: I had a very long wait at the airport security check.
Definition: An ambush.
Example: They lay in wait for the patrol.
Definition: One who watches; a watchman.
Definition: (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
Definition: (in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
verb
Definition: To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
Definition: To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
Example: Wait here until your car arrives.
Definition: To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
Example: She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.
Definition: To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
Definition: To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
Definition: To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
Example: to wait dinner
Definition: To remain chaste while one’s lover is unavailable.