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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wait \Wait\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waited}; p. pr & vb n.
{Waiting}.] [OE. waiten, OF waitier gaitier, to watch,
attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for fr OHG. wahta a
guard, watch, G. wacht, from OHG. wahh[=e]n to watch, be
awake. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i.]
1. To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.]
``But [unless] ye wait well and be privy, I wot
right well I am but dead,'' quoth she --Chaucer.
2. 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.
All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till
my change come --Job xiv. 14.
They also serve who only stand and wait. --Milton.
Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.
--Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waiting \Wait"ing\,
a. & n. from {Wait}, v.
{In waiting}, in attendance; as lords in waiting. [Eng.]
{Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of
rank.
{Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits
upon another as a personal servant.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
waiting
adj : being and remaining ready and available for use "waiting
cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother
waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready
and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and
waiting" [syn: {ready and waiting(p)}]
n : the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
[syn: {wait}]
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