Definition of wait

• v. i. - To watch; to observe; to take notice.
• 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.
• v. t. - To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
• v. t. - To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
• v. t. - To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
• v. t. - To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
• v. i. - The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
• v. i. - Ambush.
• v. i. - One who watches; a watchman.
• v. i. - Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
• v. i. - Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.