Crossword clues for waited
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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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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.
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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 To wait upon.
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.To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.
To follow, as a consequence; to await. ``That ruin that waits on such a supine temper.''
--Dr. H. More.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.To attend to; to perform. ``Aaron and his sons . . . shall wait on their priest's office.''
--Num. iii. 10.(Falconry) To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; -- said of a hawk.
--Encyc. Brit.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: wait)
Usage examples of "waited".
The young king gave a humble smile as he approached the table where Karis waited, two empty chairs directly on his right.
Akeela had gone Cassandra waited in their chambers for a very long time.
When Akeela had gone Cassandra waited in their chambers for a very long time.
A contingent of soldiers waited there, dressed in the peculiar armor of Norvor, their heads hidden beneath winged helmets.
He spread his arms wide, looking past Lukien to where Akeela waited behind Trager and Breck.
The balcony where Akeela waited was at the front of the castle, in the southern tower.
Akeela waited patiently until finally the door opened, revealing Beith in a disheveled robe and unkempt hair, her red eyes rimmed with sunken bags.
He had been treated well by his Ree-cian hosts, but he longed to return to Koth, and every day he waited impatiently for word from Akeela, summoning him back.
At the other end of the hall, Chancellor Nils waited, his old, grim face tight with anxiety.
There were rows of benches for the petitioners to use while they waited, and busts of past chancellors lined the rosewood walls, staring down at Akeela with cold detachment.
Irager waited until he had watered and fed his horse before checking on the princess.
Everyone waited for the outcome of the duel, which Trager had boasted he would win.
Instead he waited for the steward to leave the room, closing the doors again behind him.
Cassandra sank down into a plush velvet chair and watched the pale beams as she waited for Jancis.
Unable to face her friend, Cassandra waited for the counsel she knew would come.