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Definition or meaning of the English word Wait
To attend on; to accompany; especially; to attend with ceremony or respect. (v. t.). Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning; especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. (v. i.). Hautboys; or oboes; played by town musicians; not used in the singular. (v. i.). One who watches; a watchman. (v. i.). To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as; to wait dinner. (v. t.). To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await. (v. t.). To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as; to wait orders. (v. t.). To watch; to observe; to take notice. (v. i.). The act of waiting; a delay; a halt. (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. i.).
Translations for the English word Wait
Spanish Translation for the English word Wait is esperar German Translation for the English word Wait is abwarten Italian Translation for the English word Wait is aspettare[Verb]
Wait Related Proverbs
Time and tide wait for no man. - The meaning of this proverb is The processes of nature continue, no matter how much we might like them to stop. The word tide meant “time” when this proverb was created, so it may have been the alliteration of the words that first appealed to people. Now the word tide in this proverb is usually thought of in terms of the sea, which certainly does not wait for anyone.
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