Meaning Of Wait

v. i.

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

v. i.

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.

v. t.

To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.

v. t.

To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.

v. t.

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

v. t.

To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.

v. i.

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

v. i.

Ambush.

v. i.

One who watches; a watchman.

v. i.

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.

v. i.

Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.