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Noun wait has 2 senses

delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
--₁ is a kind of pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
--₁ has particulars: extension; moratorium; retardation
Derived form: verb wait₂
wait, waiting - the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
--₂ is a kind of inactivity

Derived form: verb wait₁

Verb wait has 4 senses

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

Derived forms: noun wait₂, noun waiter₂, noun waiting₁
Sample sentence:
They wait a long time
wait, hold off, hold back - wait before acting
--₂ is one way to act, move

Derived forms: noun wait₁, noun waiter₂
Sample sentence:
They wait to move
expect, look, await, 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"

Derived form: noun waiter₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
=> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
wait - serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
--₄ is one way to work

Derived form: noun waiter₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s