waits is a form of:
Wait
noun
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- (the act or period of waiting. -wait on (or upon) to serve (a customer etc) as a waiter, etc., to act as a servant to. -wait up to postpone going to bed to wait someone or something. -in wait to wait in ambush) រយៈពេលដែលចាំ, ការចាំ, ពេលចាំ
Example: Do not wait sinner for me.
Example: She waits on her husband from morning till night. នាងផ្គត់ផ្គង់ដល់ប្ដីនាងតាំងពីព្រលឹមទល់យប់ - 2.
- ការរង់ចាំ, ពេលរង់ចាំ
verb — past tense: waited ; past participle: waited ; present participle: waiting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (to postpone an action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event occurs, to be postponed, to wait on people at a meal) ទន្ទឹង, wait five minutes ចាំ, រង់ចាំ, That can wait ទុកទៅពេលក្រោយ, wait for ចាំ, មើលផ្លូវ, wait on ចាំបម្រើ
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) រង់ចាំ, ពន្យាពេល
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to be remain or delay in expectation of, to delay serving [a meal]) wait your turn ចាំ, wait tables បម្រើ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
verb — past tense: waited ; past participle: waited ; present participle: waiting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) One who watches; a watchman.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To watch; to observe; to take notice.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) 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.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
- 7.
- (TRANSITIVE) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
- 8.
- (TRANSITIVE) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
- 9.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
- 1.
- abide, bide, delay, remain, rest, stay, tarry
- 2.
- await, expect, watch
- 3.
- attend, minister, serve
- 1.
- act, expedite, hasten
- 1.
- Ambush