wait

wait is a 4-letter English word with 17 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To watch; to observe; to take notice. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To watch; to observe; to take notice.
2. intransitive verb. To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
3. transitive verb. To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
4. transitive verb. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
5. transitive verb. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
6. transitive verb. To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
7. intransitive verb. The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
8. intransitive verb. Ambush.
9. intransitive verb. One who watches; a watchman.
10. intransitive verb. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
11. intransitive verb. Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
12. noun. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

    "the wait was an ordeal for him"

    Synonyms: waiting

13. noun. time during which some action is awaited

    "instant replay caused too long a delay"

    "he ordered a hold in the action"

    Synonyms: delay, hold, postponement

14. verb. look forward to the probable occurrence of

    "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"

    "She is looking to a promotion"

    Synonyms: await, expect, look

15. verb. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

    "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

    Synonyms: waitress

16. verb. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

    "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

17. verb. wait before acting

    "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

Synonyms

waiting, delay, hold, postponement, await, expect, look, waitress

Common word forms

waits, waited, waiter, waiting

Words from these letters

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