[weɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
(e.g: I rang the bell and waited)

- used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen
(e.g: I can't wait to tell Nick what happened)


Phrases:
- in wait
- wait and see
- wait for it
- wait tables
- you wait

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Northern French waitier, of Germanic origin; related to wake. Early senses included ‘lie in wait (for’), ‘observe carefully’, and ‘be watchful’

[weɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a period of waiting
(e.g: we had a long wait)

- street singers of Christmas carols


Phrases:
- in wait
- wait and see
- wait for it
- wait tables
- you wait

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Northern French waitier, of Germanic origin; related to wake. Early senses included ‘lie in wait (for’), ‘observe carefully’, and ‘be watchful’