waited

verb

1. 1

   To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

2. 2

   To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

   “Wait here until your car arrives.”

3. 3

   To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

   “She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.”

4. 4

   To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

5. 5

   To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.

6. 6

   To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

   “to wait dinner”

7. 7

   To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.