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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun wait has 2 senses

• wait(n = noun.time) delay, hold, postponement, time lag - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
is a kind of break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
has particulars: extension, moratorium, retardation
Derived form verb wait₂

• wait(n = noun.act) waiting - the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
is a kind of inactivity
Derived form verb wait₁

Verb wait has 4 senses

• wait(v = verb.stative) - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
Derived forms noun wait₂, noun waiter₂, noun waiting₁
Sample sentence:
They wait a long time

• wait(v = verb.stative) hold back, hold off - wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
is one way to act, move
Derived forms noun wait₁, noun waiter₂
Sample sentence:
They wait to move

• wait(v = verb.cognition) await, expect, look - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
Derived form noun waiter₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

• wait(v = verb.social) waitress - serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
is one way to work
Derived form noun waiter₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

CIDE DICTIONARY

OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

wait

abide, administer to, afterthought, attend, attend on, await, ballad singer, balladeer, bard, be patient, bear with composure, bide, bide the issue, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, care for, carry on, carry through, chore, dally, dance attendance upon, dawdle, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention, dillydally, do for, do service to, double take, dragging, drudge, fili, folk singer, folk-rock singer, forbear, gleeman, halt, hang about, hang around, hang-up, help, hindrance, hold everything, hold on, hold your horses, holdup, interim, jam, jongleur, lackey, lag, lagging, linger, logjam, loiter, look after, maid, mark time, minister to, minnesinger, minstrel, moratorium, obstruction, pander to, paperasserie, pause, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, remain, reprieve, respite, retardance, retardation, rhapsode, rhapsodist, scop, serenader, serve, sit tight, sit up, sit up for, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, stay, stay of execution, stay up, stay up for, stick, stick around, stop, stoppage, street singer, strolling minstrel, suspension, sweat, sweat it out, sweat out, take care of, take time, tarry, tend, tie-up, time lag, troubadour, trovatore, upon, valet, wait a minute, wait and see, wait for, wait it out, wait on, wait up for, wandering minstrel, watch, watch and wait, work for

ROGET THESAURUS

wait

Inaction

VB not do, not act, not attempt, be inactive, abstain from doing, do nothing, hold, spare, not stir, not move, not lift a finger, not lift a foot, not lift a peg, fold one's arms, fold one's hands, leave alone, let alone, let be, let pass, let things take their course, let it have its way, let well alone, let well enough alone, quieta non movere, stare super antiquas vias, rest and be thankful, live and let live, lie rest upon one's oars, laisser aller, faire, stand aloof, refrain, keep oneself from doing, remit one's efforts, relax one's efforts, desist, stop, pause, wait, lie in wait, bide one's time, take time, tide it over, cool one's heels, kick one's heels, while away the time, while away tedious hours, pass the time, fill up the time, beguile the time, talk against time, let the grass grow under one's feet, waste time, lie by, lie on the shelf, lie in ordinary, lie idle, lie to, lie fallow, keep quiet, slug, have nothing to do, whistle for want of thought, undo, do away with, take down, take to pieces, destroy.

Lateness

VB be late, tarry, wait, stay, bide, take time, dawdle, linger, loiter, bide one's time, take one's time, gain time, hang fire, stand over, lie over, put off, defer, delay, lay over, suspend, table, shift off, stave off, waive, retard, remand, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, dally, prolong, protract, spin out, draw out, lengthen out, stretch out, prorogue, keep back, tide over, push to the last, drive to the last, let the matter stand over, reserve, temporize, consult one's pillow, sleep on it, lose an opportunity, be kept waiting, dance attendance, kick one's heels, cool one's heels, faire antichambre, wait impatiently, await, sit up, sit up at night.

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