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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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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 ]


  Waiting \Wait"ing\,
     a. & n. from Wait, v.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     In waiting, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.]
  
     Waiting gentlewoman, a woman who waits upon a person of
        rank.
  
     Waiting maid, Waiting woman, a maid or woman who waits
        upon another as a personal servant.
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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 ]


  Waiting \Wait"ing\,
     a. & n. from Wait, v.
  
     In waiting, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.]
  
     Waiting gentlewoman, a woman who waits upon a person of
        rank.
  
     Waiting maid, Waiting woman, a maid or woman who waits
        upon another as a personal servant.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  waiting
       adj : being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting
             cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother
             waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready
             and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and
             waiting" [syn: ready and waiting(p)]
       n : the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
           expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
           [syn: wait]

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


  waiting
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) watching#Noun.
     2 The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wait nocat=1)

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


  waiting
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) watching#Noun.
     2 The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wait nocat=1)

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


  waiting
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) watching#Noun.
     2 The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wait nocat=1)

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


  waiting
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) watching#Noun.
     2 The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wait nocat=1)

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


  waiting
     Englanti a.
     1 odottava, odotus-
     2 palveleva, vuorossa oleva
     Englanti n.
     1 odottaminen
     2 odotus
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm w ait ing)

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


  waiting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en wait ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     1 väntande
     2 betjäning
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb wait)

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


  waiting /wˈeɪtɪŋ/
  bediening

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


  waiting /wˈeɪtɪŋ/
  wagkamer

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


  Waiting /wˈeɪtɪŋ/
  الإنتظار

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


  waiting //ˈweɪtɪŋ// /[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]/ 
  1. обслужване, сервиране
  attendance, service
  2. изчакване, чакане
  the act of staying or remaining in expectation

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  waiting /wˈeɪtɪŋ/ 
  čekání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  waiting /wˈeɪtɪŋ/ 
  vyčkávání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  waiting /wˈeɪtɪŋ/ 
  čekající