Wait On (Verb)
Meaning
Work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- A servant will wait on the royal family during their visit.
- The bartender had to wait on nearly a hundred thirsty customers at the concert venue.
- Everyone in the village had to wait on the wealthy landowner and do as they were told.
- Can you tell the waitress to wait on our table, we've already looked at the menus.
- The young apprentice was assigned to wait on the demands of the experienced wizard.