Mr. Webster's definition of: WAIT[ing]

Main Entry: wait
Pronunciation: \wāt\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch
Date: 14th century

Transitive verb
1: to stay in place in expectation of
2: to delay serving
3: to serve as waiter for

Intransitive verb
1 a: to remain stationary in readiness or expectation
b: to pause for another to catch up —usually used with up

2 a: to look forward expectantly
b: to hold back expectantly

3 a: to serve at meals

4 a: to be ready and available
b: to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized