English Dictionary

wait

/weɪt/

verb

(transitive, now rare) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

I can't wait to see you again.

意味（1）

(transitive, now rare) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

Awed with these words, in camps they still abide, / And wait with longing looks their promised guide.

意味（2）

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

They also serve who only stand and wait.

意味（3）

(intransitive, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

She used to wait in this joint.

意味（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all / His warlike troops, to wait the funeral.

意味（5）

(obsolete) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.

意味（6）

(obsolete, colloquial) To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

Montague Thorold, who impatiently watched her wherever she went, came to tell her that his mother waited breakfast for her.

意味（7）

(intransitive) To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.

She did not question him. Before leaving, she asked only, When will I see you again? He answered, I don't know. Don't wait for me, Dagny. Next time we meet, you will not want to see me.