Definitions
1.verbTo delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
2.verbTo delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness."Wait here until your car arrives."
3.verbTo wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment."She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn."
4.verbTo attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
5.verbTo attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
6.verbTo defer or postpone (especially a meal)."to wait dinner"
7.verbTo remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.