wait on
phrasal verbwait on somebody
- to act as a servant to somebody, especially by serving food to them
- ‘Help yourself,’ she said, ‘I’m too tired to wait on you.’
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wait on something/somebody
- (informal, especially North American English) to wait for something to happen before you do or decide something
- She is waiting on the result of a blood test.