Synonym: defer, delay, linger, postpone, procrastinate, put off, shelve, stay, table, tarry. Similar words: await, wait on, wait for, awaiting, waist, trait, portrait. Meaning: [weɪt] 
n. 1. time during which some action is awaited 2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something). v. 1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something 2. wait before acting 3. look forward to the probable occurrence of 4. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.
n. 1. time during which some action is awaited 2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something). v. 1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something 2. wait before acting 3. look forward to the probable occurrence of 4. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. 
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(241) Just wait your turn - there's no need to shove.
(242) I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus.
(243) My children can't wait for me to shuffle off this mortal coil so they can get their hands on their inheritance.
(244) I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow.
(245) These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill.
(246) After a few minutes' wait in the call-box,I was through.
(247) The dress was so beautiful when it arrived that it was well worth the wait.
(248) I bet he can't wait to get his grubby hands on my money!
(249) 'Is he going to get better?' 'I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see.'
(250) My sixth sense told me to stay here and wait.
(251) I needn't wait, I may as well tell you now.
(252) It took six months for the house to be finished, but it was worth the wait.
(253) I shall be home late tonight, so don't wait dinner .
(254) I've got some work to do but I should be through in an hour if you can wait.
(255) You can't just sit back and wait for job offers to come to you.
(256) We'll wait till the wind drops before we put the tent up.
(257) He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait.
(258) Having to wait for ten minutes was a minor inconvenience.
(259) You'll have to wait until the end of the month before I can pay you.
(260) The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.
(261) When I got a flat tyre I had to wait for my boyfriend to come and help me, like a true damsel in distress!
(262) He had to wait for months for the visas to come through.
(263) Wait for a break in the traffic before crossing the road.
(264) Let's wait until she's got into her stride before we ask her to negotiate that contract.
(265) We sheltered in a doorway to wait out the storm.
(266) The whole project is in suspended animation while we wait for permission to proceed.
(267) We must wait to hear his evidence before we make any judgement.
(268) The storm showed no sign of abating.We'd have to be patient and wait it out.
(269) I can't wait for this nonsense to end so that we can all be friends again.
(270) If she wanted to go anywhere at all she had to wait for her father to drive her.