Wait definition

Wait as a verb

1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

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

2. wait before acting

   Same sense: hold back, hold off

3. look forward to the probable occurrence of

   "he is waiting to be drafted"

   Same sense: look, expect, await

4. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

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

   Same sense: waitress

Wait as a noun

5. time during which some action is awaited

   Same sense: hold, delay, time lag, postponement

6. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

   "the wait was an ordeal for him"

   Same sense: waiting

Synonyms and antonyms

• hold back
• hold off
• look definition
• expect
• await
• waitress
• hold definition
• delay
• time lag
• postponement
• waiting

All synonyms of wait, sense by sense

How to say wait

Wait has 1 syllable and rhymes with great. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with wait

• great
• state
• late
• date
• rate
• hate
• straight
• create
• eight
• weight
• separate
• estate

WAIT in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

0

Is WAIT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check WAIT in the word checker, or unscramble WAIT to see the shorter words in its letters.