Sue has a summer job waiting on an invalid.
The clerk in the store asked if we had been waited upon.
We waited upon the widow out of respect for her husband.
John waited upon the President with a letter of introduction.
Success waits on hard work.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wait upon — ● wait … Useful english dictionary
wait upon — index attend (take care of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wait upon — wait (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To work and care for: attend, do for, minister to, serve. See CARE FOR. 2. To place food before (someone): serve. See INGESTION … English dictionary for students
wait upon — See: WAIT ON … Dictionary of American idioms
wait upon — See: WAIT ON … Dictionary of American idioms
wait upon — phrasal see wait on … New Collegiate Dictionary
wait upon — See wait on … New dictionary of synonyms
To wait upon — Wait Wait, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waiting}.] [OE. waiten, OF. waitier, gaitier, to watch, attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG. wahta a guard, watch, G. wacht, from OHG. wahh[=e]n to watch, be awake. [root]134 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wait — [wāt] vi. [ME waiten < NormFr waitier < Frank * wahten, to guard, akin to OHG wahta, a guard, watch: for IE base see WAKE1] 1. to stay in a place or remain in readiness or in anticipation (until something expected happens or for someone to… … English World dictionary
Wait — Wait, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waiting}.] [OE. waiten, OF. waitier, gaitier, to watch, attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG. wahta a guard, watch, G. wacht, from OHG. wahh[=e]n to watch, be awake. [root]134. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
