wait

verb
/weɪt/

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

Example

“Wait here until your car arrives.”

Other meanings

To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
“She used to wait in this joint.”

Related words

can't wait
wait-a-minute
hurry up and wait
wait around
wait staff
wait state
self-waiting table
wait for
wait for the dust to settle
wait on
wait tables
waiter

Example sentences

“You should wait until you feel better.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I have to wait a whole year.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“I wait in the calm of dawn.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Anglo-Norman "waiter".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “wait” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.