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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wait tables en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

Relateds

waitress · waiter