English-Thai Dictionary

wait

N เวลา ที่ ใช้ ใน การรอคอย  halt time wasted delay pause we-la-ti-chai-nai-kan-lor-koi

 

wait

VI ถูก เลื่อน ออก ไป  tuk-luan-ook-pai

 

wait

VI ทำงาน เป็น บริกร  ทำงาน เสิร์ฟ อาหาร  tam-ngan-bo-ri-kon

 

wait

VI รอคอย  await leave lor-koi

 

wait

VI รั้งรอ  หยุด หรือ ทำ ช้าๆ  เพื่อให้ ผู้อื่น ตามทัน  bide linger pause continue proceed progress rang-lor

 

wait

VT ทำงาน เป็น บริกร  tam-ngan-bo-ri-kon

 

wait

VT เลื่อน ออก ไป (การ เสิร์ฟ อาหาร  luan-ook-pai

 

wait (be waiting)

VI พร้อม ที่จะ ใช้การได้  be gone prom-ti-ja-chai-bo-ri-kan

 

wait at

PHRV คอย อยู่ ที่  koi-yu-ti

 

wait at table

PHRV บริการ ที่ โต๊ะอาหาร (ใน ภัตตาคาร  wait on bo-ri-kan-ti-to-ar-han

 

wait behind

PHRV คอย  คอย อยู่ ก่อน  keep in koi

 

wait for

PHRV รอคอย  คอย  wait on ro-koi

 

wait for a dead man's shoes

IDM คอย รับช่วง (งาน  จาก คนตาย ของ (บางคน  koi-rab-chung

 

wait for it

PHRV ระวัง  ระมัดระวัง  ra-wang

 

wait in

PHRV คอย อยู่ (โดยเฉพาะ ที่ บ้าน  koi-yu

 

wait on

PHRV คอย รับใช้  บริการ  wait upon koi-rab-chai

 

wait on

PHRV คอย สักครู่  wait up koi-sak-ku

 

wait on

PHRV คอย อยู่  ยัง คอย  koi-yu

 

wait on

PHRV บริการ อาหาร และ เครื่องดื่ม (ใน ภัตตาคาร  wait upon bo-ri-kan-ar-han-lea-krueng-duam

 

wait on

PHRV เป็นผล จาก บางสิ่ง  wait upon pen-pon-pa-lid-jak-bang-sing

 

wait on

PHRV เยี่ยม อย่างเป็นทางการ  call on yiam-yang-pen-tang-kan

 

wait on someone hand and foot

IDM คอย รับใช้ ทุกสิ่งทุกอย่าง  koi-rab-chai-tuk-sing-tuk-yang

 

wait on table

IDM คอย บริการ  wait at koi-bo-ri-kan

 

wait one's turn

IDM คอย จนถึง เวลา  khoi-jon-thueng-we-la

 

wait out

PHRV คอย จัดการ ให้ สำเร็จ  คอย จน เรียบร้อย  คอย จน เสร็จ  koi-jad-kan-hai-sam-red

 

wait up

PHRV รอคอย  wait on lor-koi

 

wait upon

PHRV คอย รับใช้  บริการ  koi-rab-chai

 

wait upon

PHRV บริการ อาหาร และ เครื่องดื่ม (ใน ภัตตาคาร  bo-ri-kan-ar-han-lea-krueng-duam

 

wait upon

PHRV เป็นผล จาก บางสิ่ง  pen-pon-pa-lid-jak-bang-sing

 

wait upon

PHRV เยี่ยม อย่างเป็นทางการ  call on yiam-yang-pen-tang-kan

 

wait-a-bit

N ต้นไม้ ซึ่ง มี หนาม แหลม  ton-mai-sueng-me-nam-leam

 

wait-a-bit

N พืช หนาม พวก  Harpagophytum procumbens พบ ใน อาฟริกา ตอน ใต้ 

 

wait-and-see attitude

IDM ทัศนคติ ใน การ ที่จะ รอดู ก่อนที่จะ ทำ สิ่งใด  thad-sa-na-kha-ti-nai-kan-ti–ja-ro-du-kon-ti-ja-tham–sing-dai

 

waiter

N ถาด ที่ ใช้ เสิร์ฟ อาหาร  salver tray tad-ti-chai-sof-ar-han

 

waiter

N บริกร ชาย  พนักงาน รับใช้ ใน ร้านอาหาร ที่ เป็น ชาย  steward attendant server bo-ri-kon-chai

 

waiting

N การรอคอย  ช่วงเวลา ที่ ใช้ ใน การรอคอย  kan-lor-koi

 

waiting

N ซึ่ง รอคอย  standing expecting moving hurrying sueng-lor-koi

 

waiting in the wings

IDM เตรียมพร้อม  triam-phrom

 

waiting list

N รายชื่อ ของ คนที่ รอ คิว อยู่ (เช่น  รอ โต๊ะ ใน ร้านอาหาร  rai-chue-kong-kon-ti-lor-kil

 

waiting maid

N หญิง รับใช้ (ที่ คอย รับใช้ ส่วนตัว  waiting woman ying-rab-chai

 

waiting room

N ห้อง ที่ ใช้ นั่ง รอ  hong-ti-chai-nang-lor

 

waiting woman

N หญิง รับใช้ (ที่ คอย รับใช้ ส่วนตัว  waiting maid ying-rab-chai

 

waitperson

N บริกร  พนักงาน รับใช้ ใน ร้านอาหาร  waiter waitress bo-ri-kon

 

waitress

N บริกร หญิง  พนักงาน รับใช้ หญิง ใน ร้านอาหาร  bo-ri-kon-ying

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WAIT

v.i.[The sense is to stop, or to continue. ] 1. To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary, till the arrival of some person or event. Thus we say, I went to the place of meeting, and there waited an hour for the moderator or chairman. I will go to the hotel, and there wait till you come. We will wait for the mail.
2. To stay proceedings, or suspend any business, in expectation of some person, event, or the arrival of some hour. The court was obliged to wait for a witness.
3. To rest in expectation and patience.
All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Job 14:14.
4. To stay; not to depart.
Haste, my dear father, tis no time to wait.
5. To stay; to continue by reason of hindrance.
6. To lie in ambush, as an enemy.
Such ambush waited to intercept thy way.
To wait on or upon, to attend, as a servant; to perform menial services for; as, to wait on a gentleman; to wait on the table.
To wait on,
1. To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony. Tell the gentleman I will wait on him at ten o'clock.
2. To pay servile or submissive attendance.
3. To follow, as a consequence; as the ruin that waits on such a supine temper. [Instead of this, we use await. ]
4. To look watchfully.
It is a point of cunning to wait on him with whom you speak, with your eye. [Unusual. ]
5. To attend to; to perform.
Aaron and his sons shall wait on their priests office. Numbers 3:1 ; Numbers 8:24; Romans 12:7.
6. To be ready to serve; to obey. Psalm 25:3; Proverbs 2 :22.
To wait at, to attend in service; to perform service at. 1 Corinthians 9:13.
To wait for, to watch, as an enemy. Job 15:22.

 

WAIT

v.t. 1. To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of the arrival of.
Awd with these words, in camps they still abide, and wait with longing eyes their promisd guide. [Elliptical for wait for. ]
2. To attend; to accompany with submission or respect.
He chose a thousand horse, the flowr of all his warlike troops, to wait the funeral. [This use is not justifiable, but by poetical license. ]
3. To attend as a consequence of something.
Such doom waits luxury--
[Not in use. In this sense we use attend or attend on. ]

 

WAIT

n.Ambush. As a noun, this word is used only in certain phrases. To lie in wait, is to lie in ambush; to be secreted in order to fall by surprise on an enemy; hence figuratively, to lay snares, or to make insidious attempts, or to watch for the purpose of ensnaring. Joshua 8:4. In wait, is used in a like sense by Milton.
To lay wait, to set an ambush. Jeremiah 9:8.

 

WAITER

n. 1. One who waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance.
The waiters stand in ranks; the yeoman cry, make room, as if a duke were passing by.
2. A server; a vessel on which tea furniture, etc. is carried.

 

WAITING

ppr. Staying in expectation. Waiting on, attending; accompanying; serving.
Waiting for, staying for the arrival of.
Waiting at, staying or attending at in expectation or in service.
In waiting, in attendance.

 

WAITING-MAID, WAITING-WOMAN

n.An upper servant who attends a lady. Waiting-gentlewoman is sometimes, though less commonly used.

 

WAITS

n. 1. Itinerant nocturnal musicians. [Not in use. ]
2. Nocturnal musicians who attended great men.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WAIT

Wait, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waited; p. pr. & vb. n. Waiting. ] Etym: [OE. waiten, OF. waitier, gaitier, to watch, attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG. wahta a guard, watch, G. wacht, from OHG. wahhen to watch, be awake. *134. See Wake, v. i.]

 

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

 

2. 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. Job xiv. 14. They also serve who only stand and wait. Milton. Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait. Dryden.

 

To wait on or upon. (a ) To attend, as a servant; to perform services for; as, to wait on a gentleman; to wait on the table. "Authority and reason on her wait. " Milton. "I must wait on myself, must I " Shak. (b ) To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony. (c ) To follow, as a consequence; to await. "That ruin that waits on such a supine temper. " Dr. H. More. (d ) To look watchfully at; to follow with the eye; to watch. [R.] "It is a point of cunning to wait upon him with whom you speak with your eye. " Bacon. (e ) To attend to; to perform. "Aaron and his sons... shallwait on their priest's office. " Num. iii. 1 . (f ) (Falconry ) To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; -- said of a hawk. Encyc. Brit.

 

WAIT

WAIT Wait, v. t.

 

1. 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. Dryden.

 

2. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await. [Obs. ]

 

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

 

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

 

WAIT

Wait, n. Etym: [OF. waite, guaite, gaite, F. guet watch, watching, guard, from OHG. wahta. See Wait, v. i.]

 

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

 

2. Ambush. "An enemy in wait. " Milton.

 

3. One who watches; a watchman. [Obs. ]

 

4. pl.

 

Defn: Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular. [Obs. ] Halliwell.

 

5. pl.

 

Defn: Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [Written formerly wayghtes.] Hark! are the waits abroad Beau & Fl. 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. W. Irving. To lay wait, to prepare an ambuscade. -- To lie in wait. See under 4th Lie.

 

WAIT-A-BIT

WAIT-A-BIT Wait "-a-bit `, n.

 

Defn: Any of several plants bearing thorns or stiff hooked appendages, which catch and tear the clothing, as: (a ) The greenbrier. (b ) Any of various species of hawthorn. (c ) In South Africa, one of numerous acacias and mimosas. (d ) The grapple plant. (e ) The prickly ash.

 

WAITER

WAITER Wait "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, "Make room, " as if a duke were passing by. Swift.

 

2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc. ; a salver. Coast waiter. See under Coast, n.

 

WAITING

WAITING Wait "ing,

 

Defn: a. & n. from Wait, v. In waiting, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng. ] -- Waiting gentlewoman, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. -- Waiting maid, Waiting woman, a maid or woman who waits upon another as a personal servant.

 

WAITINGLY

WAITINGLY Wait "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: By waiting.

 

WAITRESS

WAITRESS Wait "ress, n.

 

Defn: A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.

 

WAIT--WHILE

WAIT--WHILE Wait "-a-while `, n. (a ) One of the Australian wattle trees (Acacia colletioides ), so called from the impenetrability of the thicket which it makes. (b ) = Wait-a-bit.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

wait

wait |wāt weɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens: he did not wait for a reply | we're waiting for Allan to get back | they will wait on a Supreme Court ruling | [ with infinitive ] : Ben stood on the street corner waiting to cross | [ with obj. ] : I had to wait my turn to play. • (wait for or on ) stay where one is or delay action until (someone ) arrives or is ready: he sits on the corner waiting for Mary | she was waiting on her boyfriend. • remain in readiness for some purpose: he found the train waiting at the platform. • be left until a later time before being dealt with: we shall need a statement later, but that will have to wait. • [ with obj. ] informal defer (a meal ) until a person's arrival: he will wait supper for me. 2 (cannot wait ) used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen: I can't wait for tomorrow | [ with infinitive ] : I can't wait to get started again. 3 act as a waiter or waitress, serving food and drink: a local man was employed to wait on them at table | [ with obj. ] : we had to wait tables in the mess hall. ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] a period of waiting: we had a long wait. 2 (waits ) Brit. archaic street singers of Christmas carols. • historical official bands of musicians maintained by a city or town. PHRASES wait and see wait to find out what will happen before doing or deciding something. you wait used to convey a threat, warning, or promise: just you wait till your father comes home! PHRASAL VERBS wait on (or upon ) 1 act as an attendant to (someone ): a maid was appointed to wait on her. • serve (a customer ) in a store. • archaic pay a respectful visit to. 2 chiefly Brit. await the convenience of: we can't wait on the government; we have to do it ourselves. wait up 1 not go to bed until someone arrives or something happens. 2 go more slowly or stop until someone catches up. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Northern French waitier, of Germanic origin; related to wake 1. Early senses included ‘lie in wait (for ),’ ‘observe carefully, ’ and ‘be watchful. ’

 

wait-a-bit

wait-a-bit (also wait-a-bit thorn ) ▶noun chiefly S. African an African bush with hooked thorns that catch the clothing, in particular an acacia. ORIGIN translating Afrikaans wag- ‘n-bietjie, literally ‘wait a bit. ’

 

Waitangi, Treaty of

Waitangi, Treaty of |wʌɪˈtaŋi | a treaty signed in 1840 at the settlement of Waitangi in New Zealand, which formed the basis of the British annexation of New Zealand. Subsequent contraventions of the treaty by the British led to the New Zealand Wars.

 

Waitangi Day

Wai |tangi Day |wʌɪˈtaŋi | ▶noun the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, celebrated as a public holiday in New Zealand on 6 February since 1960.

 

Waite, Morrison Remick

Waite, Morrison Remick |wāt weɪt | (1816 –88 ), US chief justice 1874 –88. Appointed to the position by President Grant, he wrote over 100 opinions, many of which upheld the power of state governments.

 

waiter

wait er |ˈwātər ˈweɪdər | ▶noun 1 a man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant. 2 a person who waits for a time, event, or opportunity. 3 a small tray; a salver.

 

waiting

wait ing |ˈwātiNG weɪdɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens. 2 official attendance at court. See also lady-in-waiting.

 

waiting game

wait ing game |weɪdɪŋ ɡeɪm | ▶noun a tactic in which one refrains from action for a time in order to act more effectively at a later date or stage: policemen were playing a waiting game outside a country cottage.

 

waiting list

wait ing list |ˈweɪdɪŋ ˌlɪst | ▶noun a list of people waiting for something, esp. housing or admission to a school.

 

waiting room

wait ing room |ˈweɪdɪŋ ˌrum | ▶noun a room provided for the use of people who are waiting to be seen by a doctor or dentist or who are waiting in a station for a bus or train.

 

wait list

wait list |weɪt lɪst | ▶noun another term for waiting list. ▶verb ( wait-list ) [ with obj. ] put (someone ) on a waiting list.

 

waitperson

wait per son |ˈwātˌpərsən ˌweɪtˈpərsən | ▶noun ( pl. waitpersons ) a waiter or waitress (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

waitress

wait ress |ˈwātris ˈweɪtrɪs | ▶noun a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.

 

waitressing

wait ress ing |ˈwātrisiNG ˈweɪtrɪsɪŋ | ▶noun the action or occupation of working as a waitress.

 

waitron

wait ron |ˈwāträn, -trən ˈweɪtrɑn | ▶noun a waiter or waitress (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

waitstaff

wait staff |ˈwātstaf ˌweɪtstæf | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] waiters and waitresses collectively.

 

wait state

wait state ▶noun the condition of computer software or hardware being unable to process further instructions while waiting for some event such as the completion of a data transfer.

 

Oxford Dictionary

wait

wait |weɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 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 | [ with infinitive ] : Ben stood on the street corner waiting to cross | [ with obj. ] : I had to wait my turn to play. • (wait for or on ) stay where one is or delay action until (someone ) arrives or is ready: he sits on the corner waiting for Mary | she was waiting on her boyfriend. • be left until a later time before being dealt with: we shall need a statement later, but that will have to wait. • [ with obj. ] informal defer (a meal ) until a person's arrival: I told my parents not to wait supper. 2 remain in readiness for a purpose: he found the train waiting on the platform. • (of a vehicle ) be parked for a short time at the side of a road. 3 (cannot 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. 4 act as a waiter or waitress, serving food and drink: a local man was employed to wait on them at table | [ with obj. ] : we had to wait tables in the mess hall. ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] a period of waiting: we had a long wait. 2 (waits ) archaic street singers of Christmas carols. • historical official bands of musicians maintained by a city or town. PHRASES in wait watching for an enemy or potential victim and preparing to attack them: he decided to lie in wait for the thief. wait and see wait to find out what will happen before doing something: we will have to wait and see what happens. wait for it Brit. informal do not act before the proper moment: patrol —wait for it —halt! you wait used to convey a threat or promise: you wait until your Dad gets in! PHRASAL VERBS wait on (or upon ) 1 act as an attendant to: a maid was appointed to wait on her. • archaic pay a respectful visit to. 2 await the convenience of: to see the full series, we will have to wait on the BBC. • Austral. /NZ & N. English informal refrain from doing something until something else happens: wait on, I've an important message for you. wait up 1 not go to bed until someone arrives or something happens. 2 N. Amer. go more slowly or stop until someone catches up. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Northern French waitier, of Germanic origin; related to wake 1. Early senses included ‘lie in wait (for ’), ‘observe carefully ’, and ‘be watchful ’.

 

wait-a-bit

wait-a-bit |ˈweɪtəbɪt |(also wait-a-bit thorn ) ▶noun chiefly S. African an African bush with hooked thorns that catch the clothing, in particular an acacia. ORIGIN translating Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie .

 

Waitangi, Treaty of

Waitangi, Treaty of |wʌɪˈtaŋi | a treaty signed in 1840 at the settlement of Waitangi in New Zealand, which formed the basis of the British annexation of New Zealand. Subsequent contraventions of the treaty by the British led to the New Zealand Wars.

 

Waitangi Day

Wai |tangi Day |wʌɪˈtaŋi | ▶noun the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, celebrated as a public holiday in New Zealand on 6 February since 1960.

 

Waite, Morrison Remick

Waite, Morrison Remick |wāt weɪt | (1816 –88 ), US chief justice 1874 –88. Appointed to the position by President Grant, he wrote over 100 opinions, many of which upheld the power of state governments.

 

waiter

wait ¦er |ˈweɪtə | ▶noun 1 a man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant. 2 a person who waits for a time, event, or opportunity. 3 a small tray; a salver.

 

waiting

wait |ing |ˈweɪtɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event. 2 the action or occupation of working as a waiter or waitress. 3 official attendance at court. See also lady-in-waiting.

 

waiting game

wait |ing game ▶noun a tactic in which one refrains from action for a time in order to act more effectively at a later date or stage: policemen were last night playing a waiting game outside the cottage.

 

waiting list

wait |ing list ▶noun a list of people waiting for something, such as housing or admission to a hospital or school.

 

waiting room

wait |ing room ▶noun a room provided for the use of people who are waiting to be seen by a doctor or dentist or who are waiting in a station for a bus or train.

 

wait list

wait list N. Amer. ▶noun a waiting list. ▶verb ( wait-list ) [ with obj. ] put (someone ) on a waiting list.

 

waitperson

wait |per ¦son |ˈweɪtpəːs (ə )n | ▶noun ( pl. waitpersons ) chiefly N. Amer. a waiter or waitress (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

waitress

wait |ress |ˈweɪtrɪs | ▶noun a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.

 

waitressing

wait ¦ress |ing |ˈweɪtrɪsɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or occupation of working as a waitress.

 

waitron

wait ¦ron |ˈweɪtrɒn | ▶noun US a waiter or waitress (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

waitstaff

wait |staff |ˈweɪtstɑːf | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] N. Amer. waiters and waitresses collectively.

 

wait state

wait state ▶noun the condition of computer software or hardware being unable to process further instructions while waiting for some event such as the completion of a data transfer.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

wait

wait verb 1 Jill waited while Jack fetched the water: stay (put ), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal stick around, hang out, hang around, kill time, waste time, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs; archaic tarry. 2 Joey waited until she nodded: hold on, hold back, bide one's time, hang fire, mark time, stand by, sit tight, hold one's horses. 3 they were waiting for the kettle to boil: await; anticipate, look forward, long, pine, yearn, expect, be ready. 4 the movie will have to wait: be postponed, be delayed, be put off, be deferred; informal be put on the back burner, be put on ice. ▶noun a long wait: delay, holdup, interval, interlude, intermission, pause, break, stay, cessation, suspension, stoppage, halt, interruption, lull, respite, recess, moratorium, hiatus, gap, rest. PHRASES wait on he waits on her as if he were a paid servant: serve, attend to, tend (to ), cater for /to; minister to, take care of, look after, see to. wait up 1 she waited up for him every night: stay awake, stay up, keep vigil. 2 hey, wait up! stop, slow down, hold on, wait for me.

 

waiter, waitress

waiter, waitress noun ask the waiter for some butter: server, stewardess, steward, attendant, garçon, waitperson; busboy; hostess, host, maître d'; butler, servant, page; carhop; wait staff.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

wait

wait verb 1 they waited in the airport for two hours: stay, remain, rest, linger, loiter, dally, stop, stay put; informal stick around, kick around /about; archaic bide, tarry. ANTONYMS leave. 2 she had to wait until her passport came through: stand by, hold back, be patient, bide one's time, hang fire, mark time, kill time, waste time, cool one's heels, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs; pause, stop, cease, halt, discontinue, rest; informal hold on, hang around, sit tight, hold one's horses, sweat it out; Brit. informal hang about. 3 they were waiting for the kettle to boil: await, look /watch out; anticipate, expect, be ready, be in readiness; long for, hope for, count the days until. 4 it will have to wait until we've got some money: be postponed, be delayed, be put off, be held back, be deferred; informal be put on the back burner, be put on ice. 5 informal we've waited dinner for forty minutes: delay, postpone, put off, hold off, hold back, defer. PHRASES wait on the men ate in silence, waited on by the two girls: serve, attend to, tend, cater for /to, act as a waitress /waiter to; accommodate, minister to, take care of, look after, see to, succour, pander to. wait up I'll be back late —don't wait up for me: stay awake, stay up, keep vigil. ▶noun we resigned ourselves to a long wait: delay, hold-up, period of waiting, interval, interlude, intermission, pause, break, stay, cessation, suspension, detention, check, stoppage, halt, interruption, lull, respite, recess, postponement, discontinuation, moratorium, hiatus, gap, lapse, rest, entr'acte.

 

waiter, waitress

waiter, waitress noun the waitress came to take their order: server, stewardess, steward, attendant; head waitress /waiter, hostess, host; wine steward, wine waiter; butler, servant, page, flunkey; N. Amer. waitperson, carhop; French garçon, maître d'hôtel, sommelier (des vins ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wait

wait /weɪt / (! weightと同音 ) 〖語源は 「見張る 」〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 自動詞 1 a. 〖wait for A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 物 事 〉を待つ , 待ち受ける ; A 〈時 〉の間待つ ▸ wait for a train 電車を待つ ▸ wait (for ) a long time 長い間待つ (!期間を表すforはしばしば省略される ) ▸ Wait for me ! I'm coming .行くから待っててね ▸ The food is worth waiting for .それは待ってでも食べる価値がある ▸ What are you [we ] waiting for? ｟話 ｠さっさとやったらどうだ [やろうよ ]b. 〖wait until [till ] A 〗〈人が 〉Aまで待つ (!Aは 名詞 または節; ↓4 ) ▸ wait until March 30 [the trouble is over ]3月30日まで [問題がおさまるまで ]待つ .c. 〖wait to do 〗〈人が 〉…するために待つ ; 待って … する ▸ wait to see what he'll do 待って彼が何をするのか見てみる ▸ wait to board a plane 搭乗を待つ 2 a. 〖wait for A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 物 事 〉を待ち望む , 期待する , 待ち構える ▸ wait for exam results 試験の結果を待ち望む b. 〖wait for A to do 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 物 事 〉が …するのを待つ , 待ち望む ▸ wait for Ally to smile アリーがほほえむのを待ち望む (!that節を使って ╳wait that Ally will smileとしない ) ▸ wait for the water to boil お湯が沸くのを待つ 3 〖can't wait 〗｟くだけて ｠a. «…するのを /…を /…まで » 待てない , 我慢できない , 待ち切れない «to do /for /until , till » (!わくわくした様子を表す ) ▸ I can't [can hardly ] wait to tell Kazuo .和夫に言いたくてしょうがないよ b. ｟話 おどけて ｠待ち遠しい限りだ (!皮肉で ) .4 ｟話 ｠〖命令文で 〗 «…まで » 待っていなさいよ ; 今に見てなさい «until , till » (↑1 b )▸ Wait until you hear the big news .もうすぐすごい知らせがあるからな ▸ (Just ) you wait .今に見てな (!警告などを表す ) 5 〖通例進行形で 〗〈物 事が 〉 «人に /…するために » 用意されている , 使う準備ができている «for /to do » ▸ His lunch is waiting for him .彼の昼食はできている ▸ have a taxi waiting for me タクシーを待たせている 6 〖通例can /can't ～〗〈事 物が 〉後回しにできる [できない ] (!進行形にしない ) ▸ This can wait until tomorrow .これは明日まででいいよ ▸ Details will have to wait .詳細は後にするしかないだろう 他動詞 1 〈順番 機会など 〉を待つ (｟かたく ｠await ) (!｟コーパス ｠「順番を待つ 」場合はwaitが, 「機会を待つ 」場合はwait forが好まれる ) ▸ wait one's turn 順番を待つ 2 ｟米 ｠【人を待って 】〈食事 〉を遅らせる «for » .w á it a m ì nute [s è cond, m ò ment ]｟話 ｠〖命令文で 〗ちょっと待って ; ちょっと何ですか (hold on ) (!異論や要望がある時, 何か思い出した時などに用いる ) ▸ Wait a minute ! This is too much .ちょっと待って . もう (お話は )十分です ▸ Wait a second , are you protestors?ちょっと何かね, 君たち抗議してるのか ▸ Wait a moment . I have a plan .ちょっと待って . 僕に考えがある .w à it and s é e (A )｟主に話 ｠(心配してもむだなので ) (Aを )静観する, (Aの )成り行きを見守る (!｟コーパス ｠(1 )Aは 名詞 またはwh節. (2 )原形でのみ用い, 活用変化させない ) ▸ We will have to wait and see what happens .何が起きるのか見守らないといけない w à it ar ó und [｟英 ｠ab ó ut ] «人などを /…するために /Aが …するのを » (同じ場所で )何もしないで待つ, ぶらぶらして待つ (hang around ) «for /to do /for A to do » .w à it beh í nd (自分だけ )残って待つ, 後に (ひとり )残る .w á it for it ｟英話 ｠〖通例命令文で 〗1 ｟くだけて ｠まあ聞きなさい, ちょっと待って (!おもしろいことや驚くことを述べる直前に ) ▸ The secret is ―wait for it ―a healthy diet! 秘訣はね ―まあ聞きなさい ―健康を考えた食事です 2 (時期がくるまで )待ちなさい .w à it í n ｟主に英 ｠【来客を 】(外出せず )家で待つ «for » .w á it on A 1 ｟主に米 ｠〈従業員などが 〉A 〈客など 〉に給仕する, 仕える ; Aを応対する, 接客する .2 〈人が 〉A 〈特別な出来事 情報など 〉を待つ (!行動や決心をする前に; しばしば進行形で ) .3 A 〈人 〉の世話をする .w à it A ó ut [ó ut A ]A 〈 (いやな )出来事 期間 〉が終わるのを待つ ▸ wait out the storm あらしが過ぎるのを待つ w à it ú p 1 【帰宅する人を 】(夜遅くまで )寝ないで待つ (stay up ) «for » .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠〖通例命令文で 〗(人を呼び止めて )ちょっと待って .名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…を /…するのを » 待つこと ; 待ち時間 «for /to do » ▸ have a long [two-hour ] wait for the return flight 帰りの便を長い間 [2時間 ]待つ l ì e in w á it 【人 物などを 】待ち伏せする ; 〈悪い事などが 〉【人などに 】起きようとしている, 待っている «for » .

 

waiter

wait er /wéɪtə r /〖wait (給仕する )er (人 )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖時に呼びかけで 〗(レストランなどの ) (男性の )給仕, 接客係 , ウェイター , ボーイ (!本来 ｟男女共用 ｠であるが, 特に男性をさすと考えられることを避けるためwaitpersonやserverを用いることもある; →waitress ) .2 給仕盆 .3 待つ人 .

 

waiting

w á it ing 名詞 U 1 待つこと ; 待ち時間 ▸ No Waiting .｟英 掲示 ｠駐停車禁止 (｟米 ｠No Stopping. )2 仕えること .形容詞 待っている ; 仕えている .～́ g à me 〖通例単数形で 〗待機戦術 〘好機を待って様子をうかがうこと 〙▸ play a waiting game 待機戦術を取る .～́ l ì st 順番 [キャンセル ]待ち名簿, 予約名簿 .～́ r ò om (病院 駅などの )待合室 .

 

waitress

wait ress /wéɪtrəs /〖wait (給仕する )ress (女性 )〗名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /C (レストランなどの ) (女性の )給仕, 接客係 , ウェイトレス (｟男女共用 ｠waiter, server, waitperson; →-ess 語法 ).動詞 自動詞 (レストランなどで )〈女性が 〉給仕する , ウェイトレスとして働く .

 

waitron

wait ron /wéɪtr (ə )n /名詞 C ｟おどけて ｠ウェイター, ウェイトレス .

 

waitstaff

w á it st à ff 名詞 〖単複両扱い 〗ウェイター, ウェイトレス .