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English Dictionary: waiting	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waiting adj being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting" Synonym(s): waiting, ready and waiting(p) n the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" Synonym(s): wait, waiting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[c7]n to watch, be awake. [fb]134. See {Wake}, v. i.] 1. To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.] [bd]But [unless] ye wait well and be privy, I wot right well, I am but dead,[b8] quoth she. --Chaucer. 2. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waiting \Wait"ing\, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon another as a personal servant.