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Etymology
From Old Northern French waitier, a variant of Old French guatier (modern guetter �watch for�), from Germanic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/weɪt/
audio|en-us-wait.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt|-eɪt

Homophones
weight

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurence of; to await

#:You'll just have to wait your turn.

1. intransitive To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness

#: Wait here until your car arrives.

1. intransitive To serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

#: She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.

Usage notes
In sense 1, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|transitive: delay until
:''See await#Translations|await
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trans-top|delay until some event
Bosnian: �ekati
Chinese: � (d�ng)
Croatian: �ekati
Czech: �ekat
Danish: vente
Dutch: wachten, afwachten
Ewe: lala
Finnish: odottaa
French: attendre
German: warten
Hebrew: ����ת (lehakot), ���ת�� (lehamtin)
Hindi: ��त�़ार �रना (inta��r karn�)
Ido: vartar
Irish: fan
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (��, matsu)
Korean: 기�리� (gidarida)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ا����� کرد�
Latvian: gaidīt
Lithuanian: laukti
Occitan: esperar
Old English: bidan|bīdan, gebidan|ġebīdan
Polish: czeka�
Romanian: a�tepta
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ека�и
:Roman: �ekati
Slovak: �akať
Slovenian: �akati
Spanish: esperar
Swedish: vänta
Urdu: URchar|ا�تظار کر�ا (inta��r karn�)
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trans-top|to serve customers
Dutch: bedienen
German: bedienen
trans-mid
Finnish: tarjoilla
Romanian: a servi masa
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Derived terms
can't wait
wait for
wait on

Noun
en-noun

1. A delay.

#:I had a very long wait at the airport security check.

Translations
Spanish: espera f

Derived terms
top2
waiter
waitress
waitperson
mid2
waitron
wait staff
waiting room
wait state

Related terms
wake
watch

Category:English control verbs
Category:English intransitive verbs

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