Definition of wait

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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.

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Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To wait; to stay; to delay.
Waitingly :: Waitingly (adv.) By waiting.
Lobby :: Lobby (n.) A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but this distinction is not carefully preserved..
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher..
Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait..
Pannier :: Pannier (n.) A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London..
Waiting :: Waiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wai.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner..
Midshipman :: Midshipman (n.) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign..
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular..
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide..
Await :: Await (v. i.) To wait (on or upon).
Await :: Await (n.) A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.
Attendant :: Attendant (v. t.) Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Till :: Till (v. t.) To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and still so used in Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I worked till four o'clock; I will wait till next week..
Page :: Page (n.) A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now commonly, in England, a youth employed for doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar service in households; in the United States, a boy employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body..
Footman :: Footman (n.) A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc..
Lander :: Lander (n.) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
Awaiting :: Awaiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awai.
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