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Wait (IPA: /ˈweɪt/)

Wait (v. i.)

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

Wait (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.

Wait (v. t.)

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

Wait (v. t.)

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

Wait (v. t.)

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

Wait (v. t.)

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

Wait (v. i.)

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Wait (v. i.)

Ambush.

Wait (v. i.)

One who watches; a watchman.

Wait (v. i.)

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

Wait (v. i.)

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

Wait

Command which pauses until execution of a background process has ended

Wait

System call

Wait

Original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney

Wait

Album by Steelheart

Wait

EP released by the band Emanuel Nice

Tagalog Translation

Wait! in Tagalog is Teka

Example Sentence (Quote) " (singing) And there she is. Miss July 1989. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. No, no, no. That's not Miss July." - Under Siege

Example Sentence (Quote) " [last words] Wait, wait, now wait a minute... no!" - Cars 3

Example Sentence (Quote) " [playing video game] Uh-uh, wait your turn. I'm on a roll here. Take that - You dirty dopers." - Grandma's Boy

Example Sentence (Quote) " [to a customer] Wait your turn, fancy pants!" - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Example Sentence (Quote) " [to the Russians searching for him as they leave him at a nuclear test site] Sure, great! Don't wait for me!" - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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