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A wait is the time it takes for something to happen. The wait to get the brand new computer was four hours long, but it was worth it.

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To watch; to observe; to take notice.

Noun
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"

Noun
time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

Verb
look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

Verb
serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I''m waiting on tables at Maxim''s"

Verb
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

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Verb
wait before acting

v. i.
To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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.

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

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

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

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

v. i.
The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

v. i.
Ambush.

v. i.
One who watches; a watchman.

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

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

Wait

Wait , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waited; p. pr. & vb. n. Waiting.] [OE. waiten, OF. waitier, gaitier, to watch, attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG. wahta a guard, watch, G. wacht, from OHG. wahh'c7n to watch, be awake. 'fb134. See Wake, v. i.] 1. To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.]

"But [unless] ye wait well and be privy, I wot right well, I am but dead," quoth she.

2. 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.

All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.

To wait on ∨ upon. (a) To attend, as a servant; to perform services for; as, to wait on a gentleman; to wait on the table. "Authority and reason on her wait." Milton. "I must wait on myself, must I?" Shak. (b) To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony. (c) To follow, as a consequence; to await. "That ruin that waits on such a supine temper." Dr. H. More. (d) To look watchfully at; to follow with the eye; to watch. [R.] "It is a point of cunning to wait upon him with whom you speak with your eye." Bacon. (e) To attend to; to perform. "Aaron and his sons . . . shallwait on their priest's office." Num. iii. 10. (f) (Falconry) To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; -- said of a hawk. Encyc. Brit.

Wait

Wait , v. t. 1. To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.

Awed with these words, in camps they still abide, And wait with longing looks their promised guide.

2. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await. [Obs.] 3. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect. [Obs.]

He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all His warlike troops, to wait the funeral.

Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee, And everlasting anguish be thy portion.

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

Wait

Wait, n. [OF. waite, guaite, gaite, F. guet watch, watching, guard, from OHG. wahta. See Wait, v. i.] 1. The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican town of El Paso.

2. Ambush. "An enemy in wait." Milton. 3. One who watches; a watchman. [Obs.] 4. pl. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular. [Obs.] Halliwell. 5. pl. Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [Written formerly wayghtes.]

Hark! are the waits abroad?

The sound of the waits, rude as may be their minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect of perfect harmony.

To lay wait, to prepare an ambuscade. -- To lie in wait. See under 4th Lie.

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

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Usage Examples

All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.

(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.

As soon as I get my car I think I'll be going to the cinema more. Since I don't go very often, there are no films that are a must see at the moment. I usually wait till they come out on DVD.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

A fulfilling life is different to each person. You have to acknowledge your dreams, and not just wait for life to happen, and opportunities to come knocking at your door.

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Other Usage Examples

A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again.

And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.

Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words wait and hope.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

Americans will listen, but they do not care to read. War and Peace must wait for the leisure of retirement, which never really comes: meanwhile it helps to furnish the living room.

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

Comedy can be, especially in a writer's room, really aggressive, kind of a very male-dominated room, and it would be hard for women. It's not a nurturing place. It's not like a lot of women are going to say, I can't wait to live that lifestyle and be in a writer's room until 2 or 3 a.m.