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See also:Waitandwäit

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishwaiten, fromAnglo-Normanwaiter,waitier (compareFrenchguetter fromOld Frenchgaitier,guaitier), fromFrankish*wahtwēn(“to watch, guard”), derivative ofFrankish*wahtu(“guard, watch”), fromProto-Germanic*wahtwō(“guard, watch”), fromProto-Indo-European*weǵ-(“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).

Cognate withOld High Germanwahtēn(“to watch, guard”),German Low Germanwachten(“to wait”),Dutchwachten(“to wait, expect”),Frenchguetter(“to watch out for”),Saterland Frisianwachtje(“to wait”),West Frisianwachtsje(“to wait”),North Frisianwachtjen(“to stand, stay put”). More atwatch.

In some senses, merged or influenced byMiddle Englishwaiten,weiten(“to do good to, lie in wait for, to contrive good or harm on, catch, snare”), fromOld Norseveita(“to give help to, assist, grant, cause to happen”), fromProto-Germanic*waitijaną(“to show, guide, advise, direct”), fromProto-Indo-European*weyd-(“to see, know”).

Largely overtook nativeMiddle Englishbiden, fromOld Englishbīdan, source ofbide.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wait (third-person singular simple presentwaits,present participlewaiting,simple past and past participlewaited)

  1. (intransitive) Todelaymovement oraction until some event or time; toremain neglected or in readiness.
    Wait here until your car arrives.
    I’m stillwaiting for you to pay me back the money I lent you..
  2. (intransitive, stative, US) Towait tables; to serve customers in arestaurant or othereatingestablishment.
    She used towait in this joint.
  3. (transitive, now rare) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; toawait. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
    towait one’s turn
    • 1697,Virgil, “Aeneis”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],→OCLC:
      Awed with these words, in camps they still abide, / Andwait with longing looks their promised guide.
    • 1992,Hilary Mantel,A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published2007, page30:
      The Court had assembled, towait events, in the huge antechamber known as the Œil de Boeuf.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) Toattend on; toaccompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
    • 1697,Virgil, “Aeneis”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],→OCLC:
      He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all / His warlike troops, towait the funeral.
    • 1714,Nicholas Rowe,The Tragedy of Jane Shore:
      Remorse and heaviness of heart shallwait thee, / And everlasting anguish be thy portion.
  5. (obsolete) To attend as a consequence; tofollow upon; toaccompany.
  6. (obsolete, colloquial) Todefer orpostpone (especially a meal).
    • 1791,Charlotte Smith,Celestina, Broadview, published2004, page185:
      Montague Thorold, who impatiently watched her wherever she went, came to tell her that his motherwaited breakfast for her.
  7. (obsolete, except in phrases) To watch withmalicious intent; tolie in wait
  8. (intransitive) To remainfaithful to one’spartner orbetrothed during aprolonged period of absence.
    • 1957, Dagny Taggart; Francisco d'Anconia, Ayn Rand's,Atlas Shrugged:
      She did not question him. Before leaving, she asked only, "When will I see you again?" He answered, "I don't know. Don'twait for me, Dagny. Next time we meet, you will not want to see me."
    • 1974,The Bee Gees,Night Fever:
      I willwait / Even if it takes forever / I will wait / Even if it takes a lifetime

Usage notes

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Conjugation

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Conjugation ofwait
infinitive(to)wait
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularwaitwaited
2nd-personsingularwait,waitest†waited,waitedst†
3rd-personsingularwaits,waiteth†waited
pluralwait
subjunctivewaitwaited
imperativewait—
participleswaitingwaited

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Terms derived fromwait (verb)

Translations

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transitive: delay until—seeawait
delay until some event
to serve customers

Noun

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wait (pluralwaits)

  1. Adelay.
    I had a very longwait at the airport security check.
  2. Anambush.
    They lay inwait for the patrol.
    • 1667,John Milton, “Book IV”, inParadise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […];[a]nd by Robert Boulter […];[a]nd Matthias Walker, […],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […],1873,→OCLC:
      an enemy inwait
  3. (computing)Ellipsis ofwait state.
  4. (obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.
  5. (in theplural, obsolete, UK)Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
  6. (in theplural, UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerlywaites,wayghtes.]

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Translations

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a delay

Interjection

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wait

  1. (informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment, often to allowclarification.
    Synonyms:hold on,wait a minute,just a minute
    - And so I went upstairs—
    -Wait. Your house has two floors?

Anagrams

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Elfdalian

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsehvítr, fromProto-Germanic*hwītaz. Cognate withSwedishvit.

Adjective

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wait

  1. white

Gothic

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Romanization

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wait

  1. romanization of𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishwhite.

Adjective

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wait

  1. white
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