wait

n. staying where one is; expectation; ambush; member of a choir that sings on Christmas

v. remain in a location until a specific occurrence; be ready or available; work as a waiter; work as an attendant; postpone

Wait or WAIT may refer to:wait (command), a computer shell commandwait (operating system), an operating system system callWait (musician), British town pipers"Wait" (song), a song by The BeatlesWait EP, an EP by The Polyphonic Spree"Wait" (Wang Chung song), a song by the band Wang Chung"Wait" (Stealheart song), a song by the band Steelheart"Wait (The Whisper Song)", a song by the Ying Yang TwinsWAIT (AM), a radio station in Chicago, IllinoisWestern Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), former name of Curtin University of Technology
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In modern computer operating systems, a process (or task) may wait on another process to complete its execution. In most systems, a parent process can create an independently executing child process. The parent process may then issue a wait system call, which suspends the execution of the parent process while the child executes. When the child process terminates, it returns an exit status to the operating system, which is then returned to the waiting parent process. The parent process then resumes execution.
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Noun
1. time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
(synonym) delay, hold, time lag, postponement
(hypernym) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
(hyponym) extension
(derivation) hold off, hold back
2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
(synonym) waiting
(hypernym) inactivity
Verb
1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
(hyponym) ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
(derivation) waiting
2. wait before acting
(synonym) hold off, hold back
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) hold out
(derivation) delay, hold, time lag, postponement
3. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
(synonym) expect, look, await
(hyponym) expect
(verb-group) expect, anticipate
(derivation) waiter
4. serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
(hypernym) work
(derivation) waiter, server

(v. t.)
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
  

(v. t.)
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
  

(v. t.)
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
  

(v. i.)
To watch; to observe; to take notice.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

(v. i.)
The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
  

(v. i.)
One who watches; a watchman.
  

(v. i.)
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
  

(v. i.)
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
  

(v. i.)
Ambush.
  

wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4, zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
Everything is ready, except the east wind.
To have everything ready except an important condition or opportunity. The second half of this expression may be left out, then meaning that everything is indeed ready.

shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4
Waiting by a tree for a hare to turn up.
Referring to a person who waits for gains without pains.