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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.
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