wait tables

wait tables
To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery.
See Also: waiter, waitress

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  • wait tables — US : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress She has a job waiting tables. • • • Main Entry: ↑wait * * * wait ˈtables idiom (NAmE) to work serving food to people in a restaurant Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wait tables — wait (on) tables to serve meals to people in a restaurant. She earned the money for college by waiting tables …   New idioms dictionary

  • wait — wait1 W1S1 [weıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not go/start something)¦ 2¦(something has not happened)¦ 3 wait a minute/second/moment etc 4 somebody can t wait/can hardly wait 5 something can/can t wait 6 wait and see 7 wait until/till ... 8 be waiting (for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wait — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch more at wake Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to stay in place in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wait — wait1 [ weıt ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something will happen: Sheryl said she d be waiting in the lobby. wait for: He was attacked while he was waiting for a bus. The airport was full of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wait — [[t]weɪt[/t]] v. i. 1) to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for or until): to wait for the bus[/ex] 2) (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you[/ex] 3) to… …   From formal English to slang

  • wait on tables — wait (on) tables to serve meals to people in a restaurant. She earned the money for college by waiting tables …   New idioms dictionary

  • wait on tables — wait at table/on tables/ phrase to serve food to people in a restaurant or café Thesaurus: in restaurants and cafeshyponym Main entry: wait …   Useful english dictionary

  • wait at table — wait at table/on tables/ phrase to serve food to people in a restaurant or café Thesaurus: in restaurants and cafeshyponym Main entry: wait * * * wait at table Brit formal : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress …   Useful english dictionary

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