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- DictionaryWait/wāt/
verb
- 1. stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens: "I rang the bell and waited"
- 2. used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen: "I can't wait for tomorrow"
noun
- 1. a period of waiting: "we had a long wait"
- 2. street singers of Christmas carols. archaic
The meaning of WAIT is to stay in place in expectation of : await. How to use wait in a sentence. Can wait on mean 'to wait for'?: Usage Guide
WAIT definition: 1. to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until…. Learn more.
verb (used without object) to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until ): to wait for the bus to arrive. Synonyms: delay, abide, linger, await. (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you.
A wait is the time it takes for something to happen. The wait to get the brand new computer was four hours long, but it was worth it. The word wait originated in the 1200s, from the Old Northern French word waitier: "to watch with hostile intent." Even back then, people didn't like to wait.
1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for or until ): to wait for the bus. 2. (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you. 3. to remain neglected for a time: a matter that can wait.
to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something: wait for I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor. The dentist kept me waiting for ages.
A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.
a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave. Any one of these nuclear plants may be a disaster waiting to happen. Topics Danger c2. (waiting) in the wings.
a period when you stay in a place until someone or something arrives or someone or something is ready for you: We had a long wait at the airport. (Definition of wait from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
WAIT meaning: 1 : to stay in a place until an expected event happens, until someone arrives, until it is your turn to do something, etc. often followed by to + verb often + for; 2 : to not do something until something else happens often + until
