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Bookmark or Share- Wait Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe 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 | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryA1. 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.
- WAIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comverb (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.
- wait verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...[intransitive, transitive] to stay where you are or delay doing something until somebody/something comes or something happens. She rang the bell and waited. The President agreed to speak to the waiting journalists. They waited patiently while I got ready. I waited and waited, but the bus didn't come. wait + adv./prep. Have you been waiting long?
- wait noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...noun. /weɪt/ [usually singular] Idioms. an act of waiting; an amount of time waited. The wait seemed interminable. It took six months for the house to be finished, but it was worth the wait. wait for somebody/something We had a long wait for the bus. He now faces an agonizing two-month wait for the test results.
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