Wait - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |weɪt|  American pronunciation of the word wait
Brit.  |weɪt|  British pronunciation of the word wait

noun

- time during which some action is awaited (syn: delay, hold, postponement)
- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) (syn: waiting)
the wait was an ordeal for him

verb

- stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets
- wait before acting (syn: hold back, hold off)
- look forward to the probable occurrence of (syn: await, expect, look)
he is waiting to be drafted
- serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant (syn: waitress)
I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's

Extra examples

I hate waiting in long lines.

They waited at the train station together.

You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left.

I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving.

She waited behind after class to talk to the professor.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. How may I help you?

I waited and waited but he never showed up.

Wait! Don't start the engine yet.

We waited for the sun to set before starting the fire.

I know she was happy when I lost my job. She was waiting to see me fail.

...there was a long wait for the manager to come and help us...

They waited for me.

They waited for me to leave.

They waited until she returned.

They all wait on the king.

Phrasal verbs

wait on  — work for or be a servant to

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: wait
he/she/it: waits
present participle: waiting
past tense: waited
past participle: waited
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