wait upon
Verb
Meaning
wait upon (third-person singular simple present waits upon, present participle waiting upon, simple past and past participle waited upon)
Synonym of wait on
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Examples
According to translator William Scott Wilson : "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning "to wait upon" or "accompany persons" in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau.
Despite her friendly gesture, Knox replied that he would continue to voice his convictions in his sermons and would not wait upon her.
The latter post is not consistent with what Pliny the Younger says of this period: Before daybreak he used to wait upon Vespasian (who also used his nights for transacting business), and then proceed to execute the orders he had received.
Under these circumstances, he has fallen under the too common temptation of selfish love, and a desire to wait upon and cultivate an exclusive intimacy with the woman who was to bear a child through him.