wait on

== English == === Alternative forms === wait upon === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈweɪt ˌɑn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈweɪt ˌɒn/ === Verb === wait on (third-person singular simple present waits on, present participle waiting on, simple past and past participle waited on) 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 (colloquial) To wait for (a person). (colloquial) To wait for (a thing, or an event to take place). To be in store for (someone). Synonym: await (archaic) To visit (someone) as a courtesy, on business or for ceremony. Synonyms: attend, call on (archaic) To occur as a consequence of (something), to result from (something). (archaic) To carry out or perform (a duty, function, etc.). Synonym: attend to (falconry, of a hawk) To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung. (colloquial, US, archaic) To court (someone). (archaic) To obey and pay attention to (someone); to follow (a leader); to attend to (someone); to be subject to (someone). ==== Related terms ==== wait wait on hand and foot wait on tables ==== Translations ====