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wait on

/weɪt ɒn/

/weɪt ɑn/

Translations

wait onverb

waited on

Past Simple

waited on

Past Participle

waiting on

Gerund

/weɪt ɒn/

/weɪt ɑn/

The waiter will wait on the table in the corner.

Официант будет обслуживать столик в углу.

Synonyms

attend to

take care of

look after

wait onverb

To serve food or drink to someone, especially in a restaurant or at a table.

The waiter will wait on us shortly to take our order.

To attend to the needs or requests of someone.

She has a personal assistant to wait on her and handle her daily tasks.

To remain in readiness for something to happen or for someone to arrive.

We are waiting on the delivery before we can start the project.