waits on

Brings food to

Waits on means to serve someone, typically in a restaurant or other hospitality setting: She waits on tables at the diner downtown.

It can also mean to attend to someone's needs more generally, sometimes with a suggestion of excessive deference: He expects everyone to wait on him hand and foot.

In some regional American dialects, waits on substitutes for waits for, meaning to remain in expectation of someone or something's arrival.

Related

rely · assist · depend · cater · anticipate · count on · hinge · minister · expect · defer · look forward to · bated breath · pins and needles · accommodate · obey · tarry · submit · comply

Opposites
service role

waits oncommands

Authoritative orders given

employs · patronizes · hires

service vs self-sufficiency

waits onself-service

Customer performs the task

fends for oneself · DIY · buffers

attentiveness

waits onignores

Refuses to acknowledge

neglects · overlooks · disregards · snubs · abandons

Family

wait, waits, waited, waiting, waiter, waiters, waitress, waitresses

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G