Definition of "wait"
- verb
To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by "wait for".).
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- noun
A delay.
An ambush.
One who watches; a watchman.
Plural Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
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