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wait upon

wait upon verb: synonym of wait on.

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

Synonyms of wait upon

Forms of wait upon

third-person singular presentwaits upon
present participlewaiting upon
past participlewaited upon
pastwaited upon

Questions about wait upon

What does wait upon mean?
Wait upon means synonym of wait on.
What part of speech is wait upon?
Wait upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of wait upon?
The past tense of wait upon is waited upon.

Words near wait upon in the dictionary

  1. wait till the clouds roll by
  2. wait time
  3. wait times
  4. wait unemployment
  5. wait up
  6. wait upon
  7. wait upon hand and foot
  8. wait'll
  9. wait-a-bit
  10. wait-a-bits
  11. wait-a-minute

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