wait on or wait for

In some dialects it’s common to say that you’re waiting on people or events when in standard English we would say you’re waiting for them. Waiters wait on people, so it’s all right to say “I’m tired of waiting on you hand and foot”; but you shouldn’t say “I’m waiting on you down here at the police station; bring the bail money so I can come home.”

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• v  work for or be a servant to

News & Articles

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• Second victim dies after blast at a Louisiana chemical plant
  Associated Press Workers wait on a bus Thursday in Gonzalez, La., to return to a chemical plant to retrieve their cars after an explosion there this morning.
  June 15, 2013 - Texarkana Gazette
• Oceans For Emotions: Don't let your bad days ruin your good days
  ...Wait on the Lord and He shall save Thee.
  June 14, 2013 - The Victoria Advocate
• Oceans For Emotions: Don't let your bad days ruin your good days
  ...Wait on the Lord and He shall save Thee.
  June 14, 2013 - The Victoria Advocate

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• Murray Begins Push to Win Wimbledon
  A back injury should lessen hopes for Andy Murray to end a 77-year wait for a British men’s singles winner at Wimbledon, but it probably will not.
  June 13, 2013 - New York Times
• Cabinet nominees left hanging
  It’ll be a summer of waiting as some Obama picks wait for the Senate to act.
  June 13, 2013 - Washington Post
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