How to pronounce waiting:
Example: "The wait was an ordeal for him"
Example: "Waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"
To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
Example: "Wait here until your car arrives."
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
Example: "She used to wait down at the dew drop inn."
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
Example: "To wait dinner"
To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.