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