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Imagine if, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast residents had to wait on Democrats and Republicans to agree on cuts before receiving clean water or loans to rebuild. Congress' negotiations often come slow or not at all.
Cedric Richmond

Meaning of "wait on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAIT ON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAIT ON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wait on is a verb and can also act as an exclamation.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES WAIT ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wait on in the English dictionary

The first definition of wait on in the dictionary is to serve at the table of. Other definition of wait on is to act as an attendant or servant to. Wait on is also to visit.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAIT ON

wait
wait up
wait-a-bit
wait-a-while
wait-and-see tactics
wait-listed
Waitangi Day
Waitangi Tribunal
Waite
waiter
waiterage
waiterhood
waitering
waiting
waiting game
waiting list
waiting room
waitingly
waitlist
waitperson

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAIT ON

act on
be great on
bung it on
count on
get on
hit on
hot on
lay it on
light on
lose out on
pile it on
put on
right on
run out on
set on
shed light on
sit on
take out on
try it on
walk out on

Synonyms and antonyms of wait on in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wait on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAIT ON

Find out the translation of wait on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wait on from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wait on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等待
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esperar en
570 millions of speakers

English

wait on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर इंतजार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتظار على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ждать на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esperar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপেক্ষা করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tunggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bedienen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上待って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 대기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngenteni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đến thăm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காத்திரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाट पहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bekle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attendere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czekać na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чекати на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aștepta pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιμένετε για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wag op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänta på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vente på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wait on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIT ON»

The term «wait on» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.259 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIT ON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wait on» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wait on» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wait on

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6 QUOTES WITH «WAIT ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wait on.
1
Piers Anthony
One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need.
2
Chris Cornell
If I'm going to go out to be a solo artist, it's because I want to do something different without having to wait on someone else's schedule or hobbies or be limited by other people's prejudices. I'd be kind of stupid not to exercise that.
3
Norman Cousins
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.
4
Cedric Richmond
Imagine if, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast residents had to wait on Democrats and Republicans to agree on cuts before receiving clean water or loans to rebuild. Congress' negotiations often come slow or not at all.
5
Xavier Rudd
My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days at Bells. I'd reckon they were solid, 6-foot days, and he'd tell me to wait on the shoulder. I'd see him coming through the barrel, and he'd just scream at me to go. I'd drop in, and he'd give me a hoot from behind - I've always loved it.
6
Kathryn Stockett
Demetrie came to wait on my grandmother in 1955 and stayed for 32 years. It was common, in Mississippi, to have a black domestic cleaning the kitchen, cooking the meals, looking after the white children.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAIT ON»

Discover the use of wait on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wait on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wait: The useful art of procrastination
Successful CEOs, fire fighters, and military officers all know how to manage delay to gather as much information as possible to get the results they need.In Wait, Frank Partnoy argues that decisions of all kinds, whether 'snap' or long-term ...
Frank Partnoy, 2012
2
I Can't Wait on God
I Can't Wait on God is an unforgettable story of crime, punishment, and loss, set in the back alleys of Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood during the summer of 1950.
Albert French, 2003
3
Wait on the Gracious GOD: How to Reach to God who Accepts All
It tends to be the people you ignore and neglect that hear you cry. The saddest part comes from the fact that they will wholeheartedly help you. This is just the way God works.
Themba Mohale, 2011
4
Rest in the Lord Wait on the Lord Arise in the Lord
Shonda Kirk. hearTs and lean noT unTo our own undersTanding. Our undersTanding of whaT and who we Think God is has To go. WaiTing brings moTives ThaT are noT pure To The surface and a person learns whaT really is in The hearT.
Shonda Kirk, 2013
5
Report of the commissioner appointed to wait on the Governor ...
PETITION. OF. CHARLES. F. TTENNER. To His Excellency, the Governor of Maryland: The undersigned respectfully represents that he is a citizen of Frederick county, in the State of Maryland, resident at Berlin, on the line of the Chesapeake ...
Charles F Wenner, O Horsey
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The Art of Falconry: Being the De Arte Venandi Cum Avibus of ...
ON FALCONS OF THE LEAST VALUABLE CLASS WHO DO NOT WAIT ON BUT FLY AWAY TO PERCH AT A DISTANCE In the fourth group of this category are those falcons that do not circle at all above the falconer, those who immediately ...
Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor), Casey Albert Wood, Florence Marjorie Fyfe, 1943
7
The Temple Choir: A Collection of Sacred and Secular Music, ...
X, X * With precision -+» K- I. H. TENNEY. 4- r Z*^L •—□HV T h *j :□_ # T? g=|E : £=□: ••-r-5!- « P- 3 Wait on the Lord ; Wait on the Lord ; Be of good cour - age ; Be of good cour - age ; Wait on the Lord ; Wait on the ^S^EEE*EE* ±zm=ZztzZ V^ r ...
Theodore Frelinghuysen Seward, Lowell Mason, William Batchelder Bradbury, 1867
8
Pour Me Out A Blessing Ministries
Wait on the lord oh yes please wait. Just wait on the lord he's never late. Wait on the lord he will give you hope. God is at the end of your rope. Lord I'm waiting on you to work things out. Really don't have anything to worry about. They that wait ...
Deborah Wofford, 2010
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Waiting On God
Let the spirit of the prophet come into you, as you value his words, and set yourself to wait on God, on behalf of His erring children. Instead of the tone of judgment or condemnation, of despondency or despair, realize your calling to wait upon ...
Andrew Murray, 2013
10
The Gospel magazine, and theological review. Ser. 5. Vol. 3, ...
Let none that wait on thee be ashamed ;" " On thee do I wait all the day ;" " Preserve me, for I wait on thee ;" " Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thy heart ; wait, I say, on the Lord ;" " Wait on the Lord, and he shall ...
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