wait on

verb

variants or less commonly wait upon
waited on also waited upon; waiting on also waiting upon; waits on also waits upon
Synonyms of wait onnext

transitive verb

1
a
: to attend as a servant
b
: to supply the wants of : serve
2
: to make a formal call on
3
: to wait for

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For five games, the fans of nine teams don’t wait on the team to provide the energy. — Sam McDowell July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 The group of women was ready and waiting on the opposite shore less than an hour after the warning. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Vozinha crept toward Messi, rather than wait on his back foot, and stuffed Messi’s right-footed shot. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026 By the time Monday’s news conference ended, the rookies were headed toward the campers waiting on the court. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wait on

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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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