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  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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  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.

  waited
     vb.
     (infl of en wait  ed-form)

  waited
     vb.
     (infl of en wait  ed-form)

  waited
     vb.
     (infl of en wait  ed-form)

  waited
     vb.
     (infl of en wait  ed-form)

  waited
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm w ait ed)

  waited
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en wait ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb wait)

  Waited /wˈeɪtɪd/
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  waited /wˈeɪtɪd/
  čekali

  waited /wˈeɪtɪd/ 
  čekal

  waited /wˈeɪtɪd/
  abgewartet
   see: wait, wait and see, waiting
  

  waited /wˈeɪtɪd/
  bedient
     Synonyms: attended, served
  
   see: attend to sb., wait on sb., serve sb., attending, waiting, serving, attend to a customer, wait on a customer, serve a customer
  

  waited /wˈeɪtɪd/
  bedient, aufgewartet
     Synonym: served
  
   see: serve sb., wait on sb., serving, waiting
  

  waited /wˈeɪtɪd/
  gewartet
        "I/he/she waited"  - ich/er/sie wartete
        "he/she has/had waited"  - er/sie hat/hatte gewartet
        "I waited, but nobody came."  - Ich wartete, doch niemand kam.
        "Lisa waited for Paul more than an hour."  - Lisa wartete auf Paul länger als eine Stunde.
        "Ron has waited for three hours already."  - Ron wartet schon seit drei Stunden.
   see: wait, waiting, Wait up!, Wait until I come., You can whistle for it!
  

  
/ˈweɪtɪd/