Wait

noun

A delay.
I had a very long wait at the airport security check.
An ambush.
They lay in wait for the patrol.
One who watches; a watchman.
(in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
(in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]

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 (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)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.
Wait here until your car arrives.
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
to wait dinner
To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.

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