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waited
(mass) | waited
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waited
(encz) | waited,čekal v: Zdeněk Brož |
waited
(encz) | waited,čekali Zdeněk Brož |
Waited
(gcide) | Wait \Wait\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Waiting.] [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. wahh[=e]n to watch, be
awake. [root]134. See Wake, v. i.]
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1. To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.]
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"But [unless] ye wait well and be privy,
I wot right well, I am but dead," quoth she.
--Chaucer.
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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.
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All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till
my change come. --Job xiv. 14.
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They also serve who only stand and wait. --Milton.
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Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.
--Dryden.
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To wait on or To wait 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 . . .
shall wait on their priest's office." --Num. iii. 10.
(f) (Falconry) To fly above its master, waiting till game
is sprung; -- said of a hawk. --Encyc. Brit.
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awaited
(encz) | awaited,očekáván v: |
long-awaited
(encz) | long-awaited,dlouho očekávaný adj: |
waited on
(encz) | waited on,obsloužil v: J.N. |
awaited
(gcide) | awaited \awaited\ pred. adj.
1. expected. Opposite of unexpected.
Syn: anticipated, hoped-for, prospective.
[WordNet 1.5]Await \A*wait"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Awaiting.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier,
gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]
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2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
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3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
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Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night.
--Milton.
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4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a
glorious reward awaits the good.
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O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.
--Milton.
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Awaited
(gcide) | awaited \awaited\ pred. adj.
1. expected. Opposite of unexpected.
Syn: anticipated, hoped-for, prospective.
[WordNet 1.5]Await \A*wait"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Awaiting.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier,
gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]
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2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
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3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
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Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night.
--Milton.
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4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a
glorious reward awaits the good.
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O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.
--Milton.
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Waited
(gcide) | Wait \Wait\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Waiting.] [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. wahh[=e]n to watch, be
awake. [root]134. See Wake, v. i.]
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1. To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.]
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"But [unless] ye wait well and be privy,
I wot right well, I am but dead," quoth she.
--Chaucer.
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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.
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All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till
my change come. --Job xiv. 14.
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They also serve who only stand and wait. --Milton.
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Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.
--Dryden.
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To wait on or To wait 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 . . .
shall wait on their priest's office." --Num. iii. 10.
(f) (Falconry) To fly above its master, waiting till game
is sprung; -- said of a hawk. --Encyc. Brit.
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awaited
(wn) | awaited
adj 1: expected hopefully [syn: anticipated, awaited(p),
hoped-for] |
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