Wait

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English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
sitting	Christ	begin	#789: wait	laughed	opportunity	lines

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Etymology

From Old Northern French waitier, a variant of Old French guatier (modern guetter âwatch forâ), from Germanic.

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Pronunciation

IPA: /weÉªt/
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Verb

to wait (third-person singular simple present waits, present participle waiting, simple past waited, past participle waited)

(transitive) to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurence of; to await
You'll just have to wait your turn.
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness
Wait here until your car arrives.
(intransitive) To serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.