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Waiting

noun

1.

The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something). Synonym: wait.

adjective

1.

Being and remaining ready and available for use. Synonym: ready and waiting. "Found her mother waiting for them" , "An impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests" , "Military forces ready and waiting"

Wait

verb

(past & past part. waited; pres. part. waiting)

1.

Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something.

2.

Wait before acting. Synonyms: hold back, hold off.

3.

Look forward to the probable occurrence of. Synonyms: await, expect, look. "She is looking to a promotion" , "He is waiting to be drafted"

4.

Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. Synonym: waitress.

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"Waiting" Quotes from Famous Books

... Domina Lucrezia by the hand, the two brothers returned to the private Hall of Audience, while the great bell of the Palazzo boomed forth the news to the waiting crowd outside. The wool-workers had ceased their toil, the artists had left their botteghe, the markets were deserted, and all Florence forgathered in the Piazza to welcome "I Signori ...

— The Tragedies of the Medici • Edgcumbe Staley

... He's a high-minded, responsible man. I would offer to take the money myself, but I really have no use for it. I have at present two thousand dollars in bank waiting for investment." ...

— Struggling Upward - or Luke Larkin's Luck • Horatio Alger

... room again, as if this thought had given it a new aspect. Yes, this alone could explain her husband's going out. It was past twelve o'clock, their usual luncheon hour, and he was scrupulously punctual at meals, and gently reproachful if shekept him waiting. Only some unwonted event could have caused himto leave the house at such an hour and with such marks of haste. Well, perhaps it was better that Andora should have spoken. She mistrusted her own courage; she almost hoped the deed had been done for her. Yet ...

— Tales Of Men And Ghosts • Edith Wharton

... meeting hall and reception rooms of the different railway administrations. On the right and left of the imposing main vestibule, which is distinguished by the strength and the beauty of its style, lobbies with arched roofs lead to the waiting and dining rooms, the ladies' rooms, the imperial apartments and the above mentioned meeting ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 • Various

... in the habit of waiting for things that he wanted, when the chance to take them had come. And he did not propose to endure the torture of sitting perfectly still hour after hour, morning after morning, while any young woman made a bust of him. Yet he allowed a number of mornings ...

— The Penalty • Gouverneur Morris

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