wait upon
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- واژهنامه · Generic English-Persian Dictionary (on wait) پیشخدمتی کردن ، خدمت رسیدن و خدمت کردن .
- واژهنامه · hFarsi Advanced Version کلمات مرتبط(wait upon): بازگشت به واژه wait upon upon wait )wait on(پيشخدمتى کردن ،خدمت رسيدن و خدمت کردن کلمات مرتبط(2)
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 wait n. Pronunciation: ' wāt Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch ― more at WAKE Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 : to stay in place in expectation of : AWAIT < wait ed the result of the advertisement ― W. M. Thackeray> < wait your turn> 2 : to delay serving (a meal) 3 : to serve as waiter for < wait tables> intransitive verb 1 a : to remain stationary in readiness or expectation < wait for a train> b : to pause for another to catch up ― usually used with up 2 a : to look forward expectantly <just wait ing to see his rival lose> b : to hold back expectantly < wait ing for a chance to strike> 3 : to serve at meals ― usually used in such phrases as wait on tables or wait on table 4 a : to be ready and available <slippers wait ing by the bed> b : to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized <the chores can wait > –wait on also wait upon 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 –wait up : to delay going to bed : stay up usage American dialectologists have evidence showing wait on (sense 3) to be more a Southern than a Northern form in speech. Handbook writers universally denigrate wait on and prescribe wait for in writing. Our evidence from printed sources does not show a regional preference; it does show that the handbooks' advice is not based on current usage <settlement of the big problems still waited on Russia ― Time > <I couldn't make out ⋯ whether Harper was waiting on me for approval ― E. B. White> <the staggering bill that waited on them at the white …