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wait on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assistverb

    work for or be a servant to

    "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

Wiktionary

  1. wait onverb

    To wait for an event.

  2. wait onverb

    To wait for a person to do something.

  3. wait onverb

    To serve someone.

ChatGPT

  1. wait on

    To 'wait on' generally refers to serving or attending to someone or something, often in reference to a customer in a retail or restaurant setting. However, it can also mean to delay action until an event occurs or certain conditions are met.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wait on in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wait on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of wait on in a Sentence

  1. Tio Hardiman:

    My theory is that its a Black mans responsibility to reduce the gun violence in their communities, you see, a lot of us continue to wait on the police to stop the killing. We continue to wait on programs to stop the killings. But its really all about [how] the Black man must rise up to the occasion and really address the issue of gun violence in our community. The numbers will never surprise me.

  2. Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe:

    I absolutely knew that we couldn't wait on another agency to step up and we had to go check this out as soon as possible.

  3. Tom Ruiz:

    Those people were in dire need of rescue weren't able to wait on us, those kids are alive because of what those construction workers did quickly and concisely.

  4. Jitesh Ubrani:

    They also get to control their own product launch cadence, in the past, they had to really wait on Intel to launch new processors before they could refresh the Mac lineup.

  5. New York:

    He’s got a series of steps by league mandate he has to go through, so we’ll wait patiently and get the other guys ready as we wait on him. Hopefully, he’s out there to play. We won’t have a definite answer on that until much later in the week. The Rams should be well-rested as their previous game was Thursday, a 26-17 win in Seattle. The Rams have allowed the fewest sacks (four) in the NFL this season. The Giants has been good in this area, allowing eight sacks (tie for fifth-lowest). The over-under of 47.5 is the lowest for a Rams game this season. Rams coach Sean McVay is 2-2 in games after a Thursday night contest. The NFC West is a successful passing division. The Seahawks lead the NFL in yards per passing attempt (9.3), followed by the Cardinals and Rams at 9.2 The Giants are eighth at 8.1. SUN 1:00 PMNFLSPREADTO WINTOTALLOS ANGELES RAMS-9.5-500o49.0NEW YORK GIANTS+9.5+380u49. LOS ANGELES RAMS @ NEW YORK GIANTS (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)Point spread:Rams -10.5 (favored to win by more 10.5 than points, otherwise Giants cover)Moneyline:Rams -556 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Giants +425 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)Total scoring over/under:47.5 points scored by both teams combined Pick via FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd:.


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