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Examples:
⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting for her when she got home.
⮚ We're waiting for the bus.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies.
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⏺ "Wait on" means to serve food and drink, especially to customers in a restaurant or, to postpone or, delay something.
Examples:
⮚ The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent.
⮚ She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money.
⮚ What are they waiting on? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps.
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But, there are some grammatical differences between the United States and the United Kingdom English.
⏺ Americans use "wait on" more often to say that you're expecting someone or something and be prepared to deal with him, her, or it.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies.
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⏺ "Wait on" means to serve food and drink, especially to customers in a restaurant or, to postpone or, delay something.
Examples:
⮚ The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent.
⮚ She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money.
⮚ What are they waiting on? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps.
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⏺ Americans use "wait on" more often to say that you're expecting someone or something and be prepared to deal with him, her, or it.
Examples:
⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting on them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting on her when she got home.
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⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting on them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting on her when she got home.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting on you, along with a plate of cookies.
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Hint: When talking about a certain period of time, "wait for" is necessary in both American and British English.
Examples:
Examples:
⮚ I've been waiting for a long time.
⮚ I'm waiting for a while.
⮚ She's been waiting for 10 minutes.
⮚ We're waiting on the bus.
⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting for her when she got home.
⏺ En términos generales, "wait for", se utiliza principalmente para decir que estás esperando a alguien o algo y estás preparado para lidiar con él, ella.
Ejemplos:
⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting for her when she got home.
⮚ We're waiting for the bus.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies.
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⏺ "Wait on" significa servir comida y bebida a clientes en un restaurante o posponer o retrasar algo.
Ejemplos:
⮚ The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent.
⮚ She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money.
⮚ What are they waiting on? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps.
⮚ She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money.
⮚ What are they waiting on? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps.
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Pero, existen algunas diferencias gramaticales entre el inglés de los Estados Unidos y el del Reino Unido.
⏺ Los estadounidenses utilizan "wait on" con más frecuencia para decir que están esperando a alguien o algo y que están preparados para lidiar con él o ella.
Ejemplos:
⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting on them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting on her when she got home.
⮚ An envelope was waiting on her when she got home.
⮚ We're waiting on the bus.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting on you, along with a plate of cookies.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting on you, along with a plate of cookies.
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Sugerencia: cuando se habla de un cierto período de tiempo, "wait for" es necesario tanto en inglés americano como británico.
Ejemplos:
⮚ I've been waiting for a long time.
⮚ I'm waiting for a while.
⮚ She's been waiting for 10 minutes.
⏺ De um modo geral, "wait for" é usado para dizer que você está esperando por alguém ou por algo e está preparado para lidar com ele ou ela.
Exemplos:
⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting for her when she got home.
⮚ We're waiting for the bus.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies.
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⏺ "Wait on" significa servir comida e bebida, especialmente aos clientes de um restaurante ou, adiar ou atrasar algo.
Exemplos:
⮚ The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent.
⮚ She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money.
⮚ What are they waiting on? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps.
⮚ She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money.
⮚ What are they waiting on? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps.
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Mas, existem algumas diferenças gramaticais entre os Estados Unidos e o inglês do Reino Unido.
⏺ Os americanos usam "wait on" com mais frequência para dizer que estão esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa e estão preparados para lidar com ele ou ela.
Exemplos:
⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting on them.
⮚ An envelope was waiting on her when she got home.
⮚ An envelope was waiting on her when she got home.
⮚ We're waiting on the bus.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting on you, along with a plate of cookies.
⮚ Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting on you, along with a plate of cookies.
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Dica: Quando mencionamos tempo, "wait for" é necessário tanto no inglês americano quanto no britânico.
Exemplos:
⮚ I've been waiting for a long time.
⮚ I'm waiting for a while.
⮚ She's been waiting for 10 minutes.
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