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Synonyms of wait on

16 similar words

Another word for wait on is wait. Other synonyms of wait on are attend, await, service, serve and aid.

Synonyms and similar words for wait on

verbTo provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter...

  • attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.
  • aid
  • attendTo wait on (someone or their instructions) as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (specifically of a gentleman-in-waiting...
  • awaitTo serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
  • bestand
  • bestead
  • dance attendance BritishTo wait obsequiously (on or upon someone).
  • serve
  • service
  • tend
  • waitTo wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
  • wait uponSynonym of wait on.
  • do British, dated
  • do for British, datedTo work as a domestic servant for.
  • stay obsolete

verbTo visit (someone) as a courtesy, on business or for ceremony.

  • call onTo visit (a person); to pay a call to.

Meaning of wait on

  1. verb To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.
  2. verb To wait for (a person).
  3. verb To wait for (a thing, or an event to take place).

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Questions about synonyms of wait on

What is another word for wait on?
Wait on has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wait, attend, await, service, serve, aid and tend.
What does wait on mean?
Wait on means to provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wait on (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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