wait on

phrase

variants also wait upon
Definition of wait onnext
1
as in work (for)
to be a servant for They waited on wealthy hotel patrons to save up extra money for college.

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2
as in nurse
to attend to the needs and comforts of He waited on his wife hand and foot when she was sick.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait on
  1. look after
  2. take care of
Phrase
  • During our visit, a neighbor is looking after Whisky, while Mathilda pops over to a friend’s house to play.
    — Amira Hashish, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Cinema employees help with laundry, cleaning, maintenance, and guests’ needs — meaning the staff behind the L’Amour fantasy have a whole property to look after on top of everything else.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of look after
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  • So Urbani’s job was to procure those from a hatchery or catch them and then take care of them so they could be released.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
  • Once that’s done, KFON’s business support centre will contact and take care of the next course of action.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 6 June 2023
Definition of take care of
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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait%20on. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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