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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A delay.

   “I had a very long wait at the airport security check.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   An ambush.

   “They lay in wait for the patrol.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   One who watches; a watchman.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   (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.]

6. Meaning 6 · verb

   To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

7. Meaning 7 · verb

   To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

   “Wait here until your car arrives.”

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

   “She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.”

9. Meaning 9 · verb

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

10. Meaning 10 · verb

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

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

    “to wait dinner”

12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.

How this word is used

• Everyday “I had a very long wait at the airport security check.”
• General “They lay in wait for the patrol.”
• General “Wait here until your car arrives.”
• General “She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.”
• General “to wait dinner”

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