vi one who watches; a watchman.
2. wait ·vi ambush.
3. wait ·vi the act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
4. wait ·vi hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
5. wait ·vi to watch; to observe; to take notice.
6. wait ·vt to attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
7. wait ·vt to attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
8. wait ·vt to stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
9. wait ·vi musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
10. wait ·vt to cause to wait; to defer; to postpone;
said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
11. wait ·vi 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.