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Definition wait on in British English

wait on phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to serve people in a restaurant

Example

What do we have to do to get waited on here?

1.1

to do everything for someone so that they do not have to do anything for themselves

Synonyms and related words
infantilize spoil pamper
2

to wait for a particular thing to happen

Example

Foreign investors are waiting on election results there.

Synonyms and related words
delay wait hesitate
Definition wait on in British English