Wait
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Wait
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1 v. i.
To watch; to observe; to take notice.
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2 v. i.
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.
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3 v. t.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
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4 v. t.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
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5 v. t.
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
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6 v. t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
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7 v. i.
The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
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8 v. i.
Ambush.
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9 v. i.
One who watches; a watchman.
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10 v. i.
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
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11 v. i.
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
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12 v. i.
To watch; to observe; to take notice.
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13 v. i.
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.
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14 v. t.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
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15 v. t.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
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16 v. t.
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
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17 v. t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
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18 v. i.
The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
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19 v. i.
Ambush.
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20 v. i.
One who watches; a watchman.
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21 v. i.
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
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22 v. i.
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.