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waits up

waits up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 waits up

What is waits up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Waits up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wait up.

Words near waits up in the dictionary

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

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