wait on

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wait on (third-person singular simple present waits on, present participle waiting on, simple past and past participle waited on)

  1. To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.
    Synonyms: attend to; see also Thesaurus:serve
    Is someone waiting on you yet?
  2. (colloquial) To wait for (a person).
    I'm waiting on you before we can leave.
  3. (colloquial) To wait for (a thing, or an event to take place).
    I'm waiting on the light to change.
  4. To be in store for (someone).
    Synonym: await
  5. (archaic) To visit (someone) as a courtesy, on business or for ceremony.
    Synonyms: attend, call on
  6. (archaic) To occur as a consequence of (something), to result from (something).
  7. (archaic) To carry out or perform (a duty, function, etc.).
    Synonym: attend to
  8. (falconry, of a hawk) To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung.
  9. (colloquial, US, archaic) To court (someone).
  10. (archaic) To obey and pay attention to (someone); to follow (a leader); to attend to (someone); to be subject to (someone).

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