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waited up

waited up is the simple past and past participle of wait up.

Meaning of wait up

Verb

wait up (third-person singular simple present waits up, present participle waiting up, simple past and past participle waited up)

  1. To stay awake waiting for somebody to return.
    • Anyway, Dad waited up for them. It must have been about midnight when they came in.1980, Joe Garner, Never Fly Over an Eagle's Nest, page 66
  2. (US, colloquial, often) To wait.
    • Hey, wait up! I forgot my umbrella.

Questions about waited up

What is waited up the simple past and past participle of?
Waited up is the simple past and past participle of wait up.

Words near waited up in the dictionary

  1. waited on someone hand, foot and finger
  2. waited on tables
  3. waited one's turn
  4. waited out
  5. waited till the clouds roll by
  6. waited up
  7. waited upon
  8. waited upon hand and foot
  9. waitedst
  10. waitee
  11. waitees

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