wait+on

  • 51wait on — verb a) To wait for an event. Im waiting on the light to change. b) To wait for a person to do something. Im waiting on you before we can leave. See Also: wait, wait on hand and foot …

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  • 52wait on — Synonyms and related words: abide, accompany, administer to, associate, associate with, assort with, attend, attend on, await, band together, bide, care for, cater to, chaperon, chore, combine, companion, conduct, confederate, consociate, consort …

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  • 53wait — 1. verb 1) Jill waited while Jack fetched the water Syn: stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal stick around, hang out, hang around, kill time, waste time, kick one s heels, twiddle one s thumbs; archaic… …

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  • 54wait — 1. verb 1) we ll wait in the airport Syn: stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause, linger, loiter; informal stick around 2) she had to wait until her bags arrived Syn: stand by, hold back …

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  • 55wait in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms wait in : present tense I/you/we/they wait in he/she/it waits in present participle waiting in past tense waited in past participle waited in British to stay at home because you expect someone to come or to… …

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  • 56wait up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms wait up : present tense I/you/we/they wait up he/she/it waits up present participle waiting up past tense waited up past participle waited up 1) to not go to sleep until someone comes home wait up for: Don t …

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  • 57Wait (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Wait Type = EP Artist = Emanuel Nice Released = July 23 2002 Recorded = Genre = Rock, indie rock, punk rock Length = Label = Roddog Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = Steinbach2Clarksville (2000) This album = Wait EP …

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  • 58wait up — verb a) To stay awake waiting for somebody to return. Ill probably be out very late tonight, so dont wait up for me. b) Wait. Hey, wait up a minute! I forgot my umbrella …

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  • 59wait up — v. (D; intr.) to wait up for (they waited up for him until he returned) * * * [ weɪt ʌp] (D; intr.) to wait up for (they wait uped up for him until he returned) …

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  • 60wait on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To serve] Syn. accommodate, provide, attend; see serve 4 , wait 2 . 2. [To result] Syn. ensue, issue, arise; see happen 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. serve, attend to, tend to, minister to, be at one s beck and call,… …

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