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 (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)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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