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wait on

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
wait (up)on someone
Fig. to pay homage to someone. (Stilted.) Do you expect me to wait upon you like a member of some medieval court? She waited on her grown children as if they were gods and goddesses.
See also: wait

wait on somebody
to serve someone She waited on customers all day at the department store. He sits there in front of the TV and expects me to wait on him!
Related vocabulary: wait on somebody hand and foot
See also: wait


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