waits

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of wait. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   She waits for the bus every morning before school.

   He waits patiently while the doctor finishes the call.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of wait. Use this form when talking about more than one period of waiting.

   The long waits at the clinic frustrated almost everyone.

   Short waits between buses make the trip much easier.

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3. 3
   nounBritishplural

   A group of singers or players who perform music in the streets, mostly at Christmas time.

   Like a small band that walks around town playing music at Christmas.

   The waits gathered outside the church and played carols in the snow.

   Every December the town waits walked from house to house singing for coins.

   Similarcarolers, serenaders

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