{"id":3983,"date":"2022-06-02T05:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T05:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-with-wait\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With 'Wait'<\/a>. A Phrasal verb like Wait about, Wait around, Wait behind, Wait in, Wait on, Wait out, and more.<br><\/p>\n<"},"modified":"2022-06-02T05:27:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T05:27:07","slug":"phrasal-verbs-with-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-with-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal Verbs With &#8216;Wait&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-2785892996\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-with-wait\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With &#8216;Wait&#8217;<\/a>. A Phrasal verb like Wait about, Wait around, Wait behind, Wait in, Wait on, Wait out, and more.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phrasal Verbs With &#8216;Wait&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait about<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Wait somewhere doing nothing<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>We&#8217;d better be going. We can&#8217;t wait about like this any longer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Wait somewhere doing nothing<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>And I really can&#8217;t wait around to find out if I suffer unrequited love.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait behind<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Stay somewhere after other people have left<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The teacher let that boy wait behind after class.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Stay at home because someone is going to visit<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>You have to wait in a large entrance hall before being shown into the court proper.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Serve people in a restaurant<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>She bustled about trying to wait on two customers at once.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Sell goods in a shop<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Our representatives wait on you in the morning.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Provide someone with everything they need or want<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The gentleman had a valet to wait on him hand and foot.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Wait for a result before being able to make a decision<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasant<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Would you like to wait out here, and the doctor will come and fetch you in a minute?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Not go to bed because you are waiting<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>But she may have to wait up to eighteen months for surgery.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait up!<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Stop (imperative)<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I shall be home very late tonight, so don&#8217;t wait up.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait upon<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Provide someone with what they require<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Wait upon<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Wait for a result before being able to make a decision<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I will be bright, and shine in pearl and gold, To wait upon this new-made empress.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/06\/Phrasal-Verbs-With-Wait-wordscoach.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Phrasal Verbs With 'Wait' - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-4091\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Read More\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-w\/\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With W<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-y\/\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With Y<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phrasal Verbs With &#8216;Wait&#8217;. 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