waiting
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of wait
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈweɪtɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English waitinge, waytynge, waitende, weytende, waitand, waytand, equivalent to wait + -ing.
New
wait
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- To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- (obsolete) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
- (obsolete) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
- (colloquial,obsolete) To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
- (obsolete) To watch with malicious intent; to lie in wait
- To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
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