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wait

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verb

ˈwāt How to pronounce wait (audio)
waited; waiting; waits

transitive verb

1
: to stay in place in expectation of : await
waited the result of the advertisement W. M. Thackeray
wait your turn
2
: to delay serving (a meal)
3
: to serve food and drinks to the people sitting at : to act as a server for
wait tables

intransitive verb

1
a
: to remain stationary in readiness or expectation
wait for a train
b
: to pause for another to catch up
—usually used with up
2
a
: to look forward expectantly
just waiting to see his rival lose
b
: to hold back expectantly
waiting for a chance to strike
3
: to serve at meals
—usually used in such phrases as wait on tables or wait on table
4
a
: to be ready and available
slippers waiting by the bed
b
: to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized
the chores can wait
5
: pause, stop
—used to preface an interjected question, correction, etc.
"Wait, Mom. Wait. What did you say?" I said. "He left you what?" Frederick BuschSo wait, what's so bad about wanting to eat right? Annie Daly
Can wait on mean 'to wait for'?: Usage Guide

American dialectologists have evidence showing wait on (sense 3) to be more a Southern than a Northern form in speech. Handbook writers universally denigrate wait on and prescribe wait for in writing. Our evidence from printed sources does not show a regional preference; it does show that the handbooks' advice is not based on current usage.

settlement of the big problems still waited on Russia — Time
I couldn't make out … whether Harper was waiting on me for approval E. B. White
the staggering bill that waited on them at the white commissary downtown Maya Angelou

One reason for the continuing use of wait on may lie in its being able to suggest protracted or irritating waits better than wait for.

for two days I've been waiting on weather Charles A. Lindbergh
the boredom of black Africans sitting there, waiting on the whims of a colonial bureaucracy Vincent Canby
doesn't care to sit around waiting on a House that's virtually paralyzed Glenn A. Briere

Wait on is less common than wait for, but if it seems natural, there is no reason to avoid it.

wait

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noun

1
a
: a hidden or concealed position
—used chiefly in the expression lie in wait
b
: a state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy
anchored in wait for early morning fishing Fred Zimmer
2
a
: one of a band of public musicians in England employed to play for processions or public entertainments
b(1)
: one of a group who serenade for gratuities especially at the Christmas season
(2)
: a piece of music by such a group
3
: an act or period of waiting
a long wait in line
Phrases
wait on or less commonly wait upon
1
a
: to attend as a servant
b
: to supply the wants of : serve
2
: to make a formal call on
3
: to wait for
wait up
: to delay going to bed : stay up

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb I hate waiting in long lines. They waited at the train station together. You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left. I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving. She waited behind after class to talk to the professor. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. How may I help you? I waited and waited but he never showed up. Wait! Don't start the engine yet. We waited for the sun to set before starting the fire. I know she was happy when I lost my job. She was waiting to see me fail. Noun there was a long wait for the manager to come and help us See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The company previously had to wait 9 months after the films’ theatrical releases and was able to reduce it by three-months under the new windowing rules last December. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 Tyson has to wait for Sarah to finish, as Dom and Justine finish next. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The government has warned that the line to say goodbye to the country’s longest-ruling monarch could be 5 miles long and that people may have to wait through the night. WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Oklahoma's regular-season games against Southeastern Conference teams will have to wait until the Sooners are officially a conference member. Georgia News, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Authorities have said that people getting in line in London to walk by the closed coffin in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, may have to wait for 30 hours or longer. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022 No woman should have to wait months or years for a result after submitting to a rape exam – an invasion in itself following such a violent act, and an act of profound trust extended by women in their most vulnerable moments. Jill Filipovic, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Fitting right in: Andrew coach Emily Connolly had to wait until sophomore MaTaia Lawson fully recovered from an ankle issue to see her play. Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 Quenton Nelson didn’t want to have to wait that long. The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2022
Noun
These people often gave questionable reasons for needing to be armed, received their permits more quickly than the average wait or were assisted by two deputies who worked directly for the sheriff. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 The London residents had joined the line just after 11 a.m. and said their seven-hour wait was worth it. Eduardo Kaplan, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Todd said her recovery was slow and her husband took her to an ER in February but faced an eight-hour wait. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022 With an underfunded public health system, Canada already has some of the longest health care wait times in the world, but now those have grown even longer, with patients reporting spending multiple days before being admitted to a hospital. Vjosa Isai, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Well, the wait will end at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 14, when Ford will reveal its latest pony car as part of the Detroit auto show. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2022 But for Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, the wait for the upcoming sequel felt more like 300 years — right down to the day. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Given the strong viewing figures so far, a season two was swiftly announced, but the wait between new episodes is still going to be agonizing. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 11 Sep. 2022 Then came the excruciating wait last Saturday night as UW opened the 2022 season against Illinois State. Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch — more at wake

Noun

Middle English waite watchman, observation, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of wait was in the 13th century

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