WAIT
/weษชt/
7
Scrabble
7
WWF
W(4) A(1) I(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/weษชt/
noun
- A delay.“I had a very long wait at the airport security check.”
- An ambush.“They lay in wait for the patrol.”
- One who watches; a watchman.
verb
- To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by โwait forโ.)
- To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.“Wait here until your car arrives.”
- To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.“She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.”
Source: Wiktionary
