To remain in expectation, to wait. Often with an adverbial adjunct of time. (Chiefly northern, but used by modern poets.)

intransitive. To abide, wait, remain, stay on.

intransitive. To remain in expectation; to wait, lie in wait. Now rare and archaic.

intransitive. To wait. Also with in: to await. Obsolete.

intransitive. To linger in expectation of a person or occurrence, or until something is done or happens; to wait. Const. till, for, Sc. on, upon…

To wait for (a coming event or person). intransitive with on, for; or absol.: towait, n. Obsolete.

intransitive. (Chiefly to wait for = sense 5a above).

intransitive. To lie in wait; to wait. Obsolete.

transitive. To look out for, wait for, await. elliptical with clause: To wait to see or learn, to await the issue. Obsolete.

intransitive. Scottish. To refrain from taking action; to wait; to delay. Obsolete.

intransitive or absol. to wait and see (with indirect question or ellipsis of this): to await the course of events. Also to wait till one sees, and w…

intransitive or absol. to wait on: (a) Scottish to linger about a place; (b) Scottish also, to linger in expectation of death; (c) Hawking (see…

to hold one's (also the) breath: to cease breathing temporarily, holding air in one's lungs; (later also figurative) to refrain from taking…