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Waitee vs. Wait — What's the Difference?

Waitee vs. Wait — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Waitee and Wait

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Waitee

(rare) One who is waiting for service.

Wait

Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
He did not wait for a reply
We're waiting for Allan to get back
Vera did not wait on a Home Office ruling
Ben stood on the street corner waiting to cross
I had to wait my turn to play

Wait

Used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen
I can't wait to tell Nick what happened

Wait

Act as a waiter or waitress, serving food and drink
A local man was employed to wait on them at table
We had to wait tables in the mess hall

Wait

A period of waiting
We had a long wait
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Wait

Street singers of Christmas carols.

Wait

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 (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

Wait

(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
Wait here until your car arrives.

Wait

To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
She used to wait in this joint.

Wait

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

Wait

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

Wait

To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

Wait

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

Wait

A delay.
I had a very long wait at the airport security check.

Wait

An ambush.
They lay in wait for the patrol.

Wait

(computing) wait state

Wait

(obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.

Wait

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

Wait

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

Wait

(informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment.
Wait. Stop talking for a moment while I get my head straight.

Wait

To watch; to observe; to take notice.
"But [unless] ye wait well and be privy,I wot right well, I am but dead," quoth she.

Wait

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.
All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.

Wait

To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
Awed with these words, in camps they still abide,And wait with longing looks their promised guide.

Wait

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

Wait

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
He chose a thousand horse, the flower of allHis warlike troops, to wait the funeral.
Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee,And everlasting anguish be thy portion.

Wait

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

Wait

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican town of El Paso.

Wait

Ambush.

Wait

One who watches; a watchman.

Wait

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

Wait

Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
Hark! are the waits abroad?
The sound of the waits, rude as may be their minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect of perfect harmony.

Wait

Time during which some action is awaited;
Instant replay caused too long a delay
He ordered a hold in the action

Wait

The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something);
The wait was an ordeal for him

Wait

Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something;
I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets

Wait

Wait before acting

Wait

Look forward to the probable occurrence of;
We were expecting a visit from our relatives
She is looking to a promotion
He is waiting to be drafted

Wait

Serve as a waiter in a restaurant;
I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's

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