wait on

wait on

vb (intr, preposition)

1. (Commerce) to serve at the table of

2. to act as an attendant or servant to

3. archaic to visit

interj

Austral and NZ stop! hold on!

Also (for senses 1, 2, 3): wait upon

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

wait on - work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" attend to, assist, attend, serve valet - serve as a personal attendant to aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" serve - devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"

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wait

verb

1. To look forward to confidently.Also used with for:

anticipate, await, bargain for (or on), count on, depend on (or upon), expect, look for.

Informal: figure on.

2. To continue to be in a place:

abide, bide, linger, remain, stay, tarry.

Informal: stick around.

Idiom: stay put.

3. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:

abide, bide, linger, pause, stay, tarry.

4. Informal. To put off until a later time:

adjourn, defer, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay, suspend, table, waive.

Idiom: put on ice.

phrasal verb
wait on or upon

1. To work and care for:

attend, do for, minister to, serve.

2. To place food before (someone):

serve.

noun

An act or the time of waiting:

waiting.

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Translations

atenderservir

w>wait on

vi (= continue to wait) → noch (weiter) warten

vi +prep obj

(also wait upon: = serve) → bedienen

(US) to wait on table → servieren, bei Tisch bedienen

(= wait for) → warten auf (+acc); I’m waiting on him finishing → ich warte, bis er fertig ist

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