wait

Speech parts

1. wait - Noun

2. wait - Verb

3. wait - Interjection

4. Wait - Proper noun

Meaning

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.

To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.

To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Ambush.

One who watches; a watchman.

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.

Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

await hold delay expect tarry remain stop look stay watch waiting halt pause anticipate postpone
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Antonyms

reed march beck hare gusher bolt
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Hypernyms

work move act break suspension pause

Hyponyms

extension delay expect ambush anticipate retardation

Phrases with the word

wait for it just you wait wait unemployment wait in line can't wait to see wait on hand and foot

Derivatives

waited waiting

Anagrams

Tiwa WTAI

Examples

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. George Eliot

Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate. Sun Tzu

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. William S. Burroughs

Time does not wait for anyone. Pakistani Proverb

Good things come to those who wait. English Proverb

Seven people don't wait for one. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

waistlined waistlong waistwrap wait a little wait a minute wait a second