Phrasal Verbs With 'Wait'

Wait about phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Wait somewhere doing nothing
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I WAITED ABOUT for an hour, but they didn't come.

Wait around phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Wait somewhere doing nothing
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They were just WAITING AROUND to see if anything was going to happen.

Wait behind phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Stay somewhere after other people have left
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I WAITED BEHIND to ask the lecturer a question.

Wait in phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Stay at home because someone is going to visit
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: I WAITED IN for the guy to fix the TV.

Wait on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Serve people in a restaurant
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They have two people WAITING ON each table.
  2. Meaning: Sell goods in a shop
    (Inseparable | American English)
    » Example: He WAITS ON customers in an electronics store.
  3. Meaning: Provide someone with everything they need or want
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He has a butler who WAITS ON him.
  4. Meaning: Wait for a result before being able to make a decision
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They're WAITING ON the results of the vote before taking a final decision.

Wait out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasant
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: We'll have to WAIT OUT this uncertainty.

Wait up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Not go to bed because you are waiting
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I was worried and WAITED UP until they got home safe and sound.

Wait up! phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Stop (imperative)
    (Intransitive | American English)
    » Example: Wait up! I need to talk to you.

Wait upon phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Provide someone with what they require
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They used to have servants WAITING UPON them.
  2. Meaning: Wait for a result before being able to make a decision
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They must WAIT UPON the outcome of the match before they know who they'll be playing.

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