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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wait \Wait\, n. [OF. waite, guaite, gaite, F. guet watch,
     watching, guard, from OHG. wahta. See Wait, v. i.]
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     1. The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
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              There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican
              town of El Paso.                      --S. B.
                                                    Griffin.
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     2. Ambush. ``An enemy in wait.'' --Milton.
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     3. One who watches; a watchman. [Obs.]
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     4. pl. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used
        in the singular. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
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     5. pl. Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early
        morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical
        watchmen. [Written formerly wayghtes.]
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              Hark! are the waits abroad?           --Beau. & Fl.
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              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. --W.
                                                    Irving.
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     To lay wait, to prepare an ambuscade.
  
     To lie in wait. See under 4th Lie.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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[=e]n to watch, be
     awake. [root]134. See Wake, v. i.]
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     1. To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.]
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              ``But [unless] ye wait well and be privy,
              I wot right well, I am but dead,'' quoth she.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     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.
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              All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till
              my change come.                       --Job xiv. 14.
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              They also serve who only stand and wait. --Milton.
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              Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     To wait on or To wait 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 . . .
            shall wait 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wait \Wait\, v. t.
     1. To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation
        of; to await; as, to wait orders.
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              Awed with these words, in camps they still abide,
              And wait with longing looks their promised guide.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany;
        to await. [Obs.]
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     3. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with
        ceremony or respect. [Obs.]
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              He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all
              His warlike troops, to wait the funeral. --Dryden.
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              Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee,
              And everlasting anguish be thy portion. --Rowe.
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     4. To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a
        meal; as, to wait dinner. [Colloq.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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[=e]n to watch, be
     awake. [root]134. 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. --Chaucer.
  
     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.                       --Job xiv. 14.
  
              They also serve who only stand and wait. --Milton.
  
              Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.
                                                    --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.                      --S. B.
                                                    Griffin.
  
     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?           --Beau & Fl.
  
              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. --W.
                                                    Irving.
  
     To lay wait, to prepare an ambuscade.
  
     To lie in wait. See under 4th Lie.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     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.  --Dryden.
  
              Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee, And
              everlasting anguish be thy portion.   --Rowe.
  
     4. To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a
        meal; as, to wait dinner. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wait
       n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay
            caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the
            action" [syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement]
       2: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
          expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
          [syn: waiting]
       v 1: stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had
            to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
       2: wait before acting [syn: hold off, hold back]
       3: 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" [syn: expect,
           look, await]
       4: serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at
          Maxim's"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wait
     Αγγλικά n.
     η αναμονή
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 περιμένω κάποιο χρονικό διάστημα
     2 περιμένω κάποιον ή κάτι
     3 περιμένω κάτι να γίνει

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wait
     Gothic roman.
     (romanization of got 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄)
     interj.
     (lb en informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc.
  for a moment.
     n.
     1 A delay.
     2 An ambush.
     3 (lb en computing) (short for en wait state)
     4 (lb en obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.
     5 (lb en in the plural obsolete UK) hautboy, or oboes, played by town
  musicians.
     6 (lb en in the plural UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in
  the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical
  watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
     vb.
     (lb en transitive now rare) To delay movement or action until the
  arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait
  for”.)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Wait
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  wait
     interj.
     (lb en informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc.
  for a moment.
     n.
     1 A delay.
     2 An ambush.
     3 (lb en computing) (short for en wait state)
     4 (lb en obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.
     5 (lb en in the plural obsolete UK) hautboy, or oboes, played by town
  musicians.
     6 (lb en in the plural UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in
  the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical
  watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
     vb.
     (lb en transitive now rare) To delay movement or action until the
  arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait
  for”.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Wait
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  wait
     interj.
     (lb en informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc.
  for a moment.
     n.
     1 A delay.
     2 An ambush.
     3 (lb en computing) (short for en wait state)
     4 (lb en obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.
     5 (lb en in the plural obsolete UK) hautboy, or oboes, played by town
  musicians.
     6 (lb en in the plural UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in
  the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical
  watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
     vb.
     (lb en transitive now rare) To delay movement or action until the
  arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait
  for”.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Wait
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  wait
     interj.
     (lb en informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc.
  for a moment.
     n.
     1 A delay.
     2 An ambush.
     3 (lb en computing) (short for en wait state)
     4 (lb en obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.
     5 (lb en in the plural obsolete UK) hautboy, or oboes, played by town
  musicians.
     6 (lb en in the plural UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in
  the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical
  watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
     vb.
     (lb en transitive now rare) To delay movement or action until the
  arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait
  for”.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Wait
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wait
     Englanti n.
     viivästys
     Englanti vb.
     ''wait for'' odottaa jotakuta/jotakin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wait
     Engelska n.
     väntan
     Engelska vb.
     vänta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wait /wˈeɪt/
  1. verwag, wag, wag vir
  2. afwag

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wait /wˈeɪt/
  1. verwag, wag, wag vir
  2. afwag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Wait /wˈeɪt/
  إنتظرْ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wait //weɪt// /[weɪ̯ʔt]/ 
  очакване
  a delay

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wait //weɪt// /[weɪ̯ʔt]/ 
  1. очаквам, ча́кам
  delay until some event
  2. обслу́жвам, сервирам
  to serve customers