Ait vs. Wait — What's the Difference?

An ait (, like eight) or eyot () is a small island. It is especially used to refer to river islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England.Aits are typically formed by the deposit of sediment in the water, which accumulates.

Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event

A small island.

Used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen

An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

Act as a waiter or waitress, serving food and drink

(Scotland) An oat.

A period of waiting

An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.

Street singers of Christmas carols.

Oat.

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

(obsolete) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.

To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

(intransitive) To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.

A delay.

An ambush.

(computing) wait state

(obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]

(informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment.

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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.

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

To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

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

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Ambush.

One who watches; a watchman.

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.

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

Time during which some action is awaited;

The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something);

Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something;

Wait before acting

Look forward to the probable occurrence of;

Serve as a waiter in a restaurant;