wait tables in English

Forms: waits tables [present, singular, third-person], waiting tables [participle, present], waited tables [participle, past], waited tables [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=wait tables}} wait tables (third-person singular simple present waits tables, present participle waiting tables, simple past and past participle waited tables)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waits tables",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waiting tables",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waited tables",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waited tables",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "wait",
          "wait"
        ],
        [
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          "server"
        ],
        [
          "restaurant",
          "restaurant"
        ],
        [
          "dine-in",
          "dine-in"
        ],
        [
          "eatery",
          "eatery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(stative) To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "waiter"
        },
        {
          "word": "waitress"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wait on tables"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wait tables"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waits tables",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waiting tables",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waited tables",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waited tables",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "wait tables"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "waiter"
    },
    {
      "word": "waitress"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English stative verbs",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ],
        [
          "server",
          "server"
        ],
        [
          "restaurant",
          "restaurant"
        ],
        [
          "dine-in",
          "dine-in"
        ],
        [
          "eatery",
          "eatery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(stative) To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wait on tables"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wait tables"
}

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"wait tables" meaning in English

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