wait tables en · VERB
Meanings
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(stative) To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery.
At 21, I moved to New York City to pursue acting. I waited tables, auditioned, pieced together a life out of odd jobs and ambition.
2026 April 22, Jillian Sanders, “The Danger of Surrendering Your Financial Independence in a Relationship”, in TIME, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waiting tables | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wait on tables | alternative | lexicographic | |
| waits tables | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| waited tables | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| waited tables | Tense=Past | lexicographic |