wait on
English
Verb
wait on (third-person singular simple present waits on, present participle waiting on, simple past and past participle waited on)
- (Canada, US, colloquial) To wait for an event.
- I'm waiting on the light to change.
- To wait for a person to do something.
- I'm waiting on you before we can leave.
- To serve someone; to be a waiter or waitress for a table in a restaurant.
- Is someone waiting on you yet?
- Shakespeare
- I must wait on myself, must I?
- (archaic) To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.
- (archaic) To follow, as a consequence; to await.
- Dr. H. More
- that ruin that waits on such a supine temper
- Dr. H. More
- (archaic) To attend to; to perform.
- Bible, Numbers iii. 10
- Aaron and his sons […] shall wait on their priest's office.
- Bible, Numbers iii. 10
- (falconry, of a hawk) To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung.
Synonyms
- (serve): attend to, service; See also Thesaurus:serve
Related terms
Translations
wait for an event
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wait for a person to do something
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