Base verb
Phrasal verbs with wait
The verb wait combines with 4 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
4 phrasal verbs · 4 meanings
wait around
1 sense- Remain in the area until something happens
wait on
1 sense- Serve customers in a restaurant
wait out
1 sense- Wait until a difficult situation ends
wait up
1 sense- Stay awake until someone arrives home
Practice the wait family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of wait with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.