wait on

1. To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.

   Is someone waiting on you yet?

   служи́тьslužítʹ, обслужи́тьobslužítʹ, обслу́живатьobslúživatʹ

   обслуго́вуватиobsluhóvuvaty, обслужи́тиobslužýty, служи́тиslužýty

2. (разговорное)To wait for (a person).

   I'm waiting on you before we can leave.

   чека́тиčekáty, очікуватиočikuvaty, чека́тиčekáty

3. (разговорное)To wait for (a thing, or an event to take place).

   I'm waiting on the light to change.

4. To be in store for (someone).

5. To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung.

6. (архаичное)To visit (someone) as a courtesy, on business or for ceremony.

7. (архаичное)To occur as a consequence of (something), to result from (something).

8. (архаичное)To carry out or perform (a duty, function, etc.).

9. (США, архаичное, разговорное)To court (someone).

10. (архаичное)To obey and pay attention to (someone); to follow (a leader); to attend to (someone); to be subject to (someone).

1. The sales girl waited on me.

   Продавщица обслужила меня.

   deDie Verkäuferin bediente mich.

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2. I sat waiting on the bench.

   Я сел подождать на скамейку.

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3. I can't wait to go on a vacation.

   Не могу дождаться отпуска.

   deIch kann es gar nicht erwarten, in den Urlaub zu fahren.

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4. Tom is waiting for Mary on the bridge.

   Том ждёт Мэри на мосту.

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5. Tom got tired of waiting and went on home.

   Том устал ждать и пошёл домой.

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неправильный

• wait outпережидатьTo wait through (something): wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.
• wait onслужить, обслуживатьTo provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.
• wait forхранить, держатьTo wait until the specified event occurs.
• wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.
• wait aroundTo spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.