1. verb /weɪt/
a) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by "wait for".)
The Court had assembled, to wait events, in the huge antechamber known as the Œil de Boeuf.
Wait here until your car arrives.
Syn: hold ones breath
2. noun /weɪt/
a) A delay.
I had a very long wait at the airport security check.
b) An ambush.
They laid in wait for the patrol.
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