"wait upon" meaning in English

See wait upon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: waits upon [present, singular, third-person], waiting upon [participle, present], waited upon [participle, past], waited upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wait upon (third-person singular simple present waits upon, present participle waiting upon, simple past and past participle waited upon)
  1. Synonym of wait on Synonyms: wait on [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-wait_upon-en-verb-41WYTqDP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (upon)

Inflected forms

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