Look up: Wait

1. wait
   [n] - the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) 2. [v] - wait before acting 3. [v] - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something 4. [v] - wait on tables
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2. wait
   indication of the wait condition Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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3. Wait
   Wait intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Waited ; present participle & verbal noun Waiting .] [ Middle English waiten , Old French waitier , gaitier , to watch, attend, French guetter to watch, to wait for, from Old High German wahta a guard, watch, German wacht , from Old High G …
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4. Wait
   Wait transitive verb 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. [ Obsolete] 3. To attend on; to accompany; e …
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5. Wait
   Wait noun [ Old French waite , guaite , gaite , French guet watch, watching, guard, from Old High German wahta . See Wait , intransitive verb ] 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 …
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6. wait
   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. ... 3. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony o …
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7. wait
   waiting noun the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); `the wait was an ordeal for him`
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8. wait
   hold back verb wait before acting; `the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment`
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9. Wait
   • (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner. • (v. i.) Ambush. • (v. i.) One who watches; a watchman. • (v. t.) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect. • (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt. • (v. i.) Musicians who sing or play at ...
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10. wait
    an English town watchman or public musician who sounded the hours of the night. In the later Middle Ages the waits were night watchmen, who sounded ...
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11. Wait
    Wait is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `guard` Wait,Waite,Ward,Warde,Warden,Wayte The name Wait doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Wait seems to be unique!
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