waiting

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von waiting im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

{i} bekleyiş

bekleme

Jim bizi beklemesinin bir sakıncası olmayacağını söyledi. - Jim said that he wouldn't mind waiting for us.

Beklemenin bir faydası yok. - There's no point in waiting.

{s} temkinli

{i} refakât

bekle

{i} eşlik

{s} ihtiyatlı

{f} bekle

Bekleme salonunda beş hasta vardı. - There were five patients in the waiting room.

Biz, erkekler kadınları beklemeye alışığız. - We men are used to waiting for the women.

bekleyen

Çizim odasında bekleyen bazı misafirler vardı. - There were some guests waiting in the drawing room.

Otelin dışındaki Tom için bekleyen bir limuzin vardı. - There was a limousine waiting for Tom outside the hotel.

bekleyerek

Seni bekleyerek tüm sabahı boşa harcadım. - I wasted all morning waiting for you.

Jim kızgın çünkü sinema randevusu gerçekleşmedi ve yağmurda onu bekleyerek bir saat geçirdi. - Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.

hizmet

Herkes sana hizmet ediyor. - Everyone is waiting on you.

Biz hizmet edilmeyi bekliyoruz. - We're waiting to be served.

(Bilgisayar) bekleniyor

intizar

(Bilgisayar) bekliyor

bekliyordu

waiting room

bekleme odası

Bekleme odası etrafına bakındı. - He looked around the waiting room.

Bekleme odasında beş hasta var. - There are five patients in the waiting room.

wait

beklemek

Onun için beklemekten başka yapacak bir şey yoktu. - There was nothing for it but to wait.

Tüm yapmanız gereken, onun cevabını beklemek. - All that you have to do is to wait for his reply.

wait

bekleyiş

Uzun bir bekleyişten sonra, ona kimlik olarak onun doğum belgesinin onaylı bir nüshasını alması gerektiği söyleniyor. - After a long wait in line, she was told she should get a certified copy of her birth certificate as identification.

Uzun bir bekleyişten sonra içeri girdik. - We got in after a long wait.

wait

bekleme

Bekleme salonunda beş hasta vardı. - Five patients were in the waiting room.

Biz, erkekler kadınları beklemeye alışığız. - We men are used to waiting for the women.

waiting lounge

Bekleme salonu

There is a waiting lounge overthere.

Bekleme salonunda beş hasta vardı. - There were five patients in the waiting room.

Bekleme salonuna geri dönün. - Go back to the waiting room.

waiting time

bekleme süresi

Waiting with expectancy

(Tekstil) Bekleme duruşu

waiting for sb to come

gözü yolda

waiting for somebody to come

(Askeri) BEKLEME MEVKİİ: Hızlı karakol botlarının harekete geçmeye hazır bekledikleri coğrafi bir mevkii. (Çevik kıyı kuvvetleri. )

waiting position

(Askeri) bekleme mevzi

waiting positions

(Spor) bekleme pozisyonları

(Kanun) kısırlık yılı

wait

bekletmek

Tom Mary'yi bekletmek istemedi. - Tom didn't want to keep Mary waiting.

Onu bekletmek istemiyorum. - You don't want to keep him waiting.

wait

wait on one hand and foot birinin etrafmda dört dönmek

wait

(for) -i beklemek: I'm waiting for my friend. Arkadaşımı bekliyorum. Wait your turn. Sıranı bekle. Wait here. I'll be right back. Burada

wait

bağlı olmak

wait

{f} garsonluk yapmak

wait

{f} 1. (for) -i beklemek: I'm waiting for my friend. Arkadaşımı bekliyorum. Wait your turn. Sıranı bekle. Wait here. I'll be right back. Burada

wait

{f} servis yapmak

wait

bekle

Lütfen yarım saat bekle. - Please wait for thirty minutes.

Carlos bir müddet bekledi. - Carlos waited a moment.

wait

{f} kalmak

Beklemek, gözlemek ve sessiz kalmak birçok savaşı önleyebilir. - Waiting, observing, and keeping silent can avoid many wars.

Otobüs bekleyerek burada kalmaktansa yaya gitmeyi tercih ederim. - I would rather go on foot than stay here waiting for the bus.

wait on hizmetçilik yapmak

(Bilgisayar) takma bekleniyor

I am waiting for you

be on the waiting list

bekleme listesinde olmak

keep s.o. waiting

birini bekletmek

keep someone waiting

Birisini bekletmek

ladie-in-waiting

Nedime, yüksek makamda bulunan kadınların yardımcısı olan hanım

Ladie-in-waiting system were held as four categories in England of which highest rank is ladies of the prive chamber.

ladies in waiting

bekleyen bayanlar

lady in waiting

Kraliçe veya prensesin nedimesi

lady in waiting

Hamile kadın, bebek belleyen kadın

wait

bekleyin

Lütfen otuz dakika bekleyin. - Please wait for thirty minutes.

Lütfen beş dakika bekleyin. - Please wait for five minutes.

worth waiting for

beklediğine değer

be sick of waiting

beklemekten sıkılmak

i am sorry to have kept you waiting

sizi beklettiğim için özür dilerim

i'm still waiting

halen daha bekliyorum

i'm still waiting for the breakfast i ordered

hala sipariş ettiğim kahvaltıyı bekliyorum

keep s.o. waiting

birini bekletmek. keep s.o./s.t. in sight (izlerken) gözünü/gözlerini birinden/bir şeyden ayırmamak. keep s.t. a secret from bir şeyi birinden saklamak

keep smb. waiting

birini bekletmek

keep smb. waiting

bekletmek

keep waiting on a cold surface

(Politika, Siyaset) soğuk zeminde bekletme

lady in waiting

(isim) nedime

lady in waiting

kraliçenin/prensesin nedimesi

middle waiting attitude

(Spor) orta bekleme duruşu

tasks waiting

(Bilgisayar) bekleyen görevler

timed out waiting for response

(Bilgisayar) yanıt beklerken süre doldu

wait

pusu

would you like me to put you on our waiting list

sizi bekleme listesine kayıt etmemi ister misiniz

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von waiting im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Attendance, service
Green glasses for hock, and excellent waiting at table.; The act of staying or remaining in expectation
There was an awful waiting in the earth, / As if a mystery greatened to its birth.; Present participle of wait
In all ages, men have fought over words, without waiting to know what the words really signified.; Watching; {a} staying, serving, attending; {s} serving, attending to (as to royalty); {i} remaining in one place until a certain time or event; 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"; the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"; from Wait, v; Watching, hence, an ogling; Present participle of to wait
waiting game: A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor
Arafat and Sharon have both been playing a waiting game since the Israeli leader's election a year ago.
waiting list: an ordered list of people waiting to obtain something
waiting lists: plural form of waiting list
waiting room: a room in some public place for people to wait
waiting rooms: plural form of waiting room
waiting staff: Waitress, Waiting staff, wait staff, or waitstaff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers supplying them with food and drink as requested
Waiting for Godot: a play by the Irish writer Samuel Beckett about two men, Vladimir and Estragon, waiting for a third man, Godot, who never comes. The play is a typical example of the theatre of the absurd, and people use the phrase 'waiting for Godot' to describe a situation where they are waiting for something to happen but it probably never will (1955)
waiting anxiously: waiting with excitement, expectantly waiting
waiting for the Messiah: waiting for something vague which one does not know when it will happen
waiting for the other shoe to drop: say the next obvious thing
waiting game: a strategy of delay
waiting game: If you play a waiting game, you deal with a situation by deliberately doing nothing, because you believe you will gain an advantage by acting later, or because you are waiting to see how other people are going to act. He's playing a waiting-game. He'll hope to hang on as long as possible until the pressure is off. The stratagem of deferring action and allowing the passage of time to work in one's favor
waiting list: a roster of those waiting to obtain something
waiting list: A waiting list is a list of people who have asked for something which cannot be given to them immediately, for example medical treatment, housing, or training, and who must therefore wait until it is available. There were 20,000 people on the waiting list for a home. A list of persons waiting, as for an appointment or filling a vacancy. a list of people who have asked for something but who must wait before they can have it waiting list for
waiting list: detailed list of the people waiting for the available slot, detailing of those who are waiting
waiting period: A length of time after an employee has been determined to have a disability before disability benefits begin If you have Short-Term Disability coverage only, the waiting period is seven days If you enroll in Supplemental Disability, you may choose a waiting period of 7, 30, 90 or 180 days; your Short-Term Disability waiting period is the same as the waiting period you choose for Supplemental Disability
waiting period: Time between the materialisation of the insured event and the moment the insurance company's obligation to pay benefits begins
waiting period: (1) The duration of time between the date the disability commences and the beginning of the benefit payment period It is the period during which an employee must be disabled before payment of benefits begins (2) The period between enrollment in a program and the date when an insured person becomes eligible for benefits
waiting period: Time during which the Securities and Exchange Commission (S E C ) studies a firm's registration statement During this time the firm may distribute a preliminary prospectus
waiting period: Period of time between the beginning of an insured's disability and the commencement of the period for which benefits are paid
waiting period: Length of time a health plan excludes coverage for a new enrollee’s pre-existing health condition Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the maximum pre-existing condition waiting period is 12 months, or 18 months for late enrollees However, individuals who change health plans and have a gap in coverage of no more than 63 days will not be subject to a new pre-existing condition waiting period if they already met their pre-existing condition exclusionary period in their prior coverage
waiting period: A period of time between the beginning of a disability and the date benefits begin
waiting period: time of expectation and anticipation for something to happen
waiting period: The time between when you sign up with a Medigap insurance company or Medicare health plan and when the coverage starts
waiting period: Time during which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) studies a firm's registration statement During this time the firm may distribute a preliminary prospectus
waiting period: The time between the filing of the registration statement and when the shares can be first offered to the public
waiting period: That period, measured from the first day of Your Disability, throughout which you must be Disabled before Disability Benefits become payable
waiting period: A period of time set forth in a policy which must pass before some or all coverages begin
waiting period: (1) In medical expense insurance, a prescribed amount of time following policy issue during which the insured's medical expenses are not covered by the policy Such waiting periods usually last from 14 to 30 days following policy issue and normally apply only to medical expenses arising from sickness, not from accidents (2) In disability income insurance, a specified amount of time, beginning with the onset of the disability, during which benefits are not payable Such waiting periods may last from seven days to six months The waiting period in a disability income insurance policy is sometimes called the elimination period or the probationary period (3) In a group insurance plan, the length of time that a new group member must wait before being eligible to join the group plan Also called a probationary period
waiting period: The time that a person must wait from the date of acceptance into an eligible class (or from application) to the date the insurance becomes effective While similar to elimination periods, waiting periods are often paid retroactively
waiting period: The period from which a person is deemed eligible for health insurance coverage to the date that coverage becomes effective
waiting period: The time you may be required to work for an employer before you are eligible for health benefits Not all employers require waiting periods Waiting periods do not count as gaps in health insurance for purposes of determining whether coverage is continuous If your employer requires a waiting period Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) - Offers protections for patients who elect breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy Workforce - Employees, volunteers, trainees, and other persons under the direct control of a covered entity, whether or not they are paid by the covered entity Sources: Federal Register/Vol 65, No 160/Thursday, August 17, 2000/Rules and Regulations Subchapter C - Administrative Data Standards and Related Requirements, pg 50365-50368 healthinsuranceinfo net Consumer Guides, http: //www healthinsuranceinfo net/id06 html Health Care Financing Administration, http: //www hcfa gov/medicaid/hipaa/content/terms asp
waiting period: The amount of time a person must wait from the date he or she is accepted into a health plan (or from when he or she applies) until the insurance becomes effective and he or she can receive benefits Withhold- A percentage of providers' fees that managed care companies hold back from providers which is only given to them if the amount of care they provide (or that the entire plan provides) is under a budgeted amount for each quarter or the whole year Worker's Compensation Coverage- States require employers to provide coverage to compensate employees for work-related injuries or disabilities
waiting period: Before any benefits can be paid, an unpaid waiting period equivalent to one full week of unemployment benefits must be served You are subject to the same eligibility requirements for this period as you are when you claim a benefit check If you work at all during the first week of your claim, or for other reasons do not serve a full waiting week, this unpaid time extends into the next week(s)
waiting period: A period of time when you are not covered by insurance for a particular medical problem
waiting period: A period of time when you are not covered by insurance for a particular problem
waiting period: period of time before an employee becomes eligible for medical benefits Period of time determined by employer policy
waiting period: The length of time during which no benefits are available for services related to a pre-existing medical condition
waiting period: Also known as the elimination period The length of time the insured must wait before receiving disability benefits from the insurer after the onset of a disability or sickness It is similar to the deductible portion of a car insurance policy
waiting period: The length of time an employee must wait from his/her date of employment or application for coverage, to the date his/her insurance is effective
waiting room: a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
waiting room: room for people to wait before seeing the person they have a meeting with
waiting room: A waiting room is a room in a place such as a railway station or a clinic, where people can sit down while they wait. A room, as in a railroad station or physician's office, for the use of people waiting. a room for people to wait in, for example before they see a doctor, until their train arrives etc
watchful waiting: Closely monitoring a patient's condition but withholding treatment until symptoms appear or change. Also called observation
accident waiting to happen: A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident
Someone needs to repair that worn out old bridge, it's an accident waiting to happen!.
accidents waiting to happen: plural form of accident waiting to happen
lady-in-waiting: A woman who is a servant to a lady. Similar to a valet for a gentleman
wait: To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment
She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.
wait: To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by "wait for".)
The Court had assembled, to wait events, in the huge antechamber known as the Œil de Boeuf.
wait: An ambush
They laid in wait for the patrol.
wait: plural Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen
The sound of the waits, rude as may be their minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect of perfect harmony.
wait: plural Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians
wait: {v} to stay, attend, expect, watch
wait: {n} ambush
lady in waiting: Pregnant woman (Humorous)
lady in waiting: Lady who attends a queen or princess
Wait: matte
call waiting: While you are on the line, an audible tone alerts you of incoming calls Provides employees the freedom to use the phone but not miss an important call
call waiting: Call Waiting (CW) is a Subscriber Data form Class of Service feature that uses a tone to alert the person talking that another call is being made to that line The incoming caller hears ringing
call waiting: A feature allowing the subscriber to be alerted of another call during a current conversation User can answer the call waiting, but cannot connect all parties (connecting all parties is considered a conference call)
call waiting: A feature that provides audible or visual indicators to let a single-line-phone user know that she has another call waiting for her
call waiting: telephone service which notifies users that there is another incoming call
call waiting: An optional phone service that lets a user temporarily interrupt a conversation to accept another call without disconnecting the original caller After you hear the tone, you can put the first call on hold and answer the second, then alternate between callers Airtime charges will be incurred for both calls until you end one Two simultaneous airtime charges apply When you're on the line and a second call comes in, you'll hear a tone to let you know you have another call When that happens, you have three choices: Put the first call on hold by pressing SEND You'll automatically be connected with the second call End the first call by asking the first caller to hang up This automatically connects you to your waiting call Or, ignore the Call Waiting tone After 30 seconds, the waiting caller will hear a message indicating that you're not available, or will be fowarded to your voice mailbox if you subscribe to a messaging service
call waiting: (Custom Calling Feature) - Call Waiting enables subscribers to place a party on hold and take an incoming call on the same line
call waiting: Feature of telephony systems that notifies a caller when another call is coming in during an active call
call waiting: A service that the phone company offers that allows the customer to hear a special sound on the phone if there is an incoming call while the customer is talking on the phone The customer can then talk with either caller This is a nice service unless you have a modem and call BBS's If you are connected with a BBS and someone else calls you, you will be disconnected In most areas there is a special 2 or 3 digit number that you can dial before a phone call that will disconnect call waiting for that call If you have call waiting, check your phonebook or call the phone company to find out how to disconnect call waiting
call waiting: Feature of telephony systems that notifies caller when another call is coming in during an active call
call waiting: a feature that allows users to recieve an alert of a second incoming call To switch to an incoming call waiting, press SEND To return to the original party, press SEND again
call waiting: A customer who is using a line arranged for call waiting is alerted, by means of a tone signal, when another caller is trying to reach that line The customer can alternate between two callers by placing one caller on hold
call waiting: A feature allowing the subscriber to be alerted of another call during a current conversation
call waiting: A telephone service that alerts the person using the phone of an incoming call and allows that person to switch between calls
call waiting: On incoming calls to a busy phone, this feature injects a tone into your conversation to announce a waiting caller
call waiting: A feature that allows a user to be notified of another incoming call while a call is already in progress, and gives the user the ability to answer the second call while the first call remains on hold
call waiting: In telephony, a service feature that provides an indication to a terminal already engaged in an established call that one or more calls are awaiting connection
call waiting: Call waiting is a telephone service that sends you a signal if another call arrives while you are already on the phone. A telephone service that alerts someone using the phone to an incoming call and allows switching between calls. a telephone service that allows you to receive another call when you are already talking on the telephone, without ending the first call
call waiting: A calling plan/phone feature that alerts you if a call comes in while you're on the phone Some carriers charge an additional fee for this service
call waiting: Refers to a situation where you are on the phone, and another party is trying to reach you Typically, when the second call comes in, you will hear a beep in your phone, indicating that a call is waiting
call waiting: A feature that allows a user to be notified of another incoming call while a call is already in progress, and gives the user the ability to anser the second call while the first call remains on hold
call waiting: A supplementary service that allows an existing call to be put on-hold in order to answer another incoming call, and then alternating between the two calls
call waiting: When a customer on a call has the ability to put that call on hold and accept an incoming call; the customer can switch between the calls If you are on the Internet and have call waiting enabled then you will lose the Internet connection To ensure this does not happen please go to Modems in the Control Panel and disable Call waiting from in there
call waiting: a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone
call waiting: While making a call, the phone will alert you that another person is trying to call you You can choose to answer the call or it will forward to your voice mail (network and subscription dependent feature -- not available in all areas)
call waiting: A service provided by phone companies that signals an incoming call when you are on the phone The tone a person hears when they have an incoming call while they are already using the phone
call waiting: A mobile phone feature allowing the user to be alerted of another call during another conversation
call-waiting ring: signal on the telephone line indicating a second caller on line
in waiting: serving or attending to (especially royalty)
kept him waiting: made him wait
kept waiting: made to wait; continued to wait
lady in waiting: {i} lady who attends a queen or princess; pregnant woman (Humorous)
lady in waiting: A lady of a court appointed to serve or attend a queen, princess, or royal duchess
lady-in-waiting: A lady-in-waiting is a woman whose job is to help a queen or princess. ladies-in-waiting a woman who looks after and serves a queen or princess
lady-in-waiting: a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
laid waiting at his doorstep: got up early to see him
maid in waiting: An unmarried woman attending a queen or princess
wait: If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later. I want to talk to you, but it can wait Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found
wait: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's" stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" wait before acting
wait: A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something. the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result
wait: If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want. There were plenty of servants to wait on her Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester
wait: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
wait: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
wait: You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them. If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait
wait: To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness
wait: If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do. There'll be a car waiting for you When we came home we had a meal waiting for us Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard
wait: Makes the script wait for the specified number of ticks I havent timed how many ticks there are in a second, but I would guess roughly 15 If you leave out the argument, it will wait for one tick
wait: To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders
wait: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
wait: If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it. We'll have to wait and see what happens. a wait-and-see attitude. a period of time in which you wait for something to happen, someone to arrive etc wait for
wait: One who watches; a watchman
wait: Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something. `Wait a minute!' he broke in. `This is not giving her a fair hearing!' = hold on, hang on
wait: To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await
wait: (n ) A UNIX\256 command that waits for all background processes to complete, and reports their termination status
wait: condition of a process that has it in a state that a computation is not being performed The process should be waiting for some event that would allow the computation to continue The event occurrance is indicated by a signal
wait: A UNIX® command which will wait for all background processes to complete, and report their termination status
wait: stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
wait: The act of waiting; a delay; a halt
wait: A delay
wait: sleep
wait: To refrain from dating or serious romantic entanglement while one's significant other serves a mission
wait: {f} remain in a location until a specific occurrence; be ready or available; work as a waiter; work as an attendant; postpone
wait: wait before acting
wait: To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect
wait: To watch; to observe; to take notice
wait: Operation - Wait one game tic This command is mostly used when creating complex sets of commands and aliases Some commands cannot be executed in the same game slice, so this command allows a space in time between executing different commands *WARNING, the time of the command varies from system to system based on the CPU speed It's a bad idea to use the command to time things referencing human time, and it's also quite unwise using the command more than once in an alias
wait: Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular
wait: to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurence of; to await
wait: To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; said of a meal; as, to wait dinner
wait: To serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment
wait: period of expectation, as in: Dinner took a long time, but it was well worth the wait
wait: 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
wait: When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives. I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen I waited to see how she responded Angus got out of the car to wait We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months. + waiting wait·ing The waiting became almost unbearable
wait: Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen
wait: emphasis If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it. We can't wait to get started It's gonna be great. I can hardly wait
wait: Tells an application whether or not to wait for the previous generation's execution to complete before initiating the next generation's work
wait: A wait for a request to complete Completion will be indicated by a signal
wait: {f} bide
wait: {i} staying where one is; expectation; ambush; member of a choir that sings on Christmas
wait: serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

waiting

Türkische aussprache

weytîng

Aussprache

/ˈwātəɴɢ/ /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

Etymologie

[ 'wAt ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old North French waitier to watch, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch; more at WAKE.