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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
wait .
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Examples
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Amjad sat down on one of the benches and she on the other; and she said to him, “O my lord, wherefore waitest thou?”
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“Tell me,” said De Walton, “thou traitor, for what waitest thou here?”
Castle Dangerous 2008
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Many that go out in their own strength shall so fall and come to nothing: but what is that to thee, O Jacob, my chosen, thou that waitest upon the Lord?
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966
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Yaja, however, replied, 'O lady, whether thou comest or waitest, why should not the object of this sacrifice be accomplished when the oblation hath already been prepared by me and sanctified by Upayaja's invocations?'
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Thou waitest only upon thy Soul which is divested of both joy and sorrow.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Yaja, however, replied, 'O lady, whether thou comest or waitest, why should not the object of this sacrifice be accomplished when the oblation hath already been prepared by me and sanctified by
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Possessed of great wisdom, thou art also humble, and thou waitest also upon the old.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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O blessed princess of Panchala, that waitest by the side of those foremost of men even like Gautami by the side of the (seven)
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Possessed of great wisdom, thou art also humble, and thou waitest also upon the old.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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As thou now waitest for the time when the child shall come out of thy wifes womb, so be ready for the time when thy soul shall fall out of this envelope.
IX 1909
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