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9 English Phrasal Verbs With 'WAIT'

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We have definitions for 9 phrasal verbs with 'WAIT'

9 phrasal verbs with 'WAIT'

Wait about

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

Wait around

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

Wait behind

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

Wait in

  1. 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

  1. Serve people in a restaurant
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They have two people WAITING ON each table.
  2. Sell goods in a shop
    (Inseparable | American English)
    » Example: He WAITS ON customers in an electronics store.
  3. Provide someone with everything they need or want
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He has a butler who WAITS ON him.
  4. 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

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

Wait up

  1. 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!

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

Wait upon

  1. Provide someone with what they require
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They used to have servants WAITING UPON them.
  2. 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.

Take our Exercise on 'WAIT'

Quiz for Verb: 'To WAIT'

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