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Wait
weɪt
Wait definitions
verb
wait
waited
waiting
waits
- stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
"I rang the bell and waited"
stand by hold back be patient bide one's time hang fire mark time kill time waste time cool one's heels kick one's heels twiddle one's thumbs await look/watch out- stay where one is or delay action until (someone) arrives or is ready
"he sits on the corner waiting for Mary"
- be left until a later time before being dealt with
"we shall need a statement later, but that will have to wait"
- delay (a meal) until a person's arrival
"I told my parents not to wait supper"
- remain in readiness for a purpose
"he found the train waiting on the platform"
- (of a vehicle) be parked for a short time at the side of a road
- used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen
"I can't wait to tell Nick what happened"
noun
wait
waits
- a period of waiting
"we had a long wait"
delay hold-up period of waiting interval interlude intermission pause break stay cessation suspension detention check stoppage halt interruption lull respite recess postponement discontinuation moratorium hiatus gap lapse rest entr'acte - street singers of Christmas carols
- official bands of musicians maintained by a city or town