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2007-07-01 04:59:47 · 5 answers · asked by >(",)< 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Well, as far as I understand it, "wait for" means you are waiting for someone to come. "Wait upon" and "wait on" mean that you are waiting by someone, answering their every whim. A servant "waits upon" his lord. A superhero "waits for" his sidekick to come to him.
2007-07-01 05:10:55 · answer #1 · answered by Master Answers 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what i know :
Wait upon and wait on are similar - to serve : Eg the servants wait upon the master. The waiters wait on the diners.
Wait for is to await for someone / an event. Eg please wait for me at the canteen after the class.
2007-07-01 12:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first to refer to providing service. A waiter waits on or upon a customer.
The third refers to the act of lingering until n vent or time occurs: "wait for" the bus.
2007-07-01 12:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by Artemis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wait upon - means serving,doing service
eg.5 servants wait upon him everyday(5 servants are there to serve him/listen to his commands everyday)
wait on - means serving
the couple had dinner while the waiters waited on them( served them,looked after their needs during dinner)
pl dont wait on me;i can do my work myself.
wait for - means waiting for something to happen/come/go etc
i was waiting for the train.
dont wait for me.i have to go somewhere else.
2007-07-02 06:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by victoria 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just regional ways of saying the same thing.
2007-07-01 12:02:49 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋