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Meaning ofwaitin English

wait

us//weɪt//uk//weɪt//

Pluralwaits
Past Tensewaited
Participle Verbwaiting
Third Person Singularwaits

Definitions

Verb
1. to delay action until something happens; remain ready
  I will wait for my friend at the airport.
2. to serve customers (in a restaurant, etc.)
  The waiter will wait on us at the restaurant tonight.
3. to watch with hidden intent; ambush
  The hunters will wait for deer in the forest.
Noun
1. a period of delay
  There will be a long wait before the concert starts.
2. a temporary computing state
  The system will enter a wait state during the update.
Interjection
1. stop talking for a moment
  Wait, let me think about this for a second.

Compounds / Phrases

wait for wait on wait upon waitlist waitstaff wait out waitlisting waitlists waitstaffs