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waits on someone hand and foot

waits on someone hand and foot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wait on someone hand and foot.

Meaning of wait on someone hand and foot

Verb

wait on someone hand and foot (third-person singular simple present waits on someone hand and foot, present participle waiting on someone hand and foot, simple past and past participle waited on someone hand and foot)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To attend to (someone's) every need, to the point of excess.
    • Did you see how she waits on him hand and foot? It's not healthy.

Questions about waits on someone hand and foot

What is waits on someone hand and foot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Waits on someone hand and foot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wait on someone hand and foot.

Words near waits on someone hand and foot in the dictionary

  1. waits for the cat to jump
  2. waits for the other shoe to drop
  3. waits in the wings
  4. waits on
  5. waits on hand, foot and finger
  6. waits on someone hand and foot
  7. waits on someone hand, foot and finger
  8. waits on tables
  9. waits one's turn
  10. waits out
  11. waits till the clouds roll by

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