Meaning & use
Wait
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To stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
See it in a sentence
We waited an hour for the bus to arrive.
Please wait here while I fetch your order.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'wait on' can mean to serve someone, as a waiter does, which is distinct from simply waiting for something.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A period of time spent waiting.
There was a long wait at the airport before boarding.
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