wait on

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Synonyms: waitron, wail on, waits on, wait in

Antonyms: waitron, wail on, waits on, wait in

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Verb

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.
2. {{lb|en|colloquial}} To [[wait for]] (a person).
3. {{lb|en|colloquial}} To [[wait for]] (a thing, or an event to take place).
4. To be [[in store]] for (someone).
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} To [[visit]] (someone) as a [[courtesy]], on business or for ceremony.
6. {{lb|en|archaic}} To occur as a consequence of (something), to [[result]] from (something).
7. {{lb|en|archaic}} To [[carry out]] or [[perform]] (a [[duty]], [[function]], etc.).
8. {{lb|en|falconry|of a hawk}} To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung.
9. {{lb|en|colloquial|United States|archaic}} To [[court]] (someone).
10. {{lb|en|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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