- wait attendance
- wait attendance (Shakespeare)To remain in attendance• • •Main Entry: ↑wait
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attendance — late 14c., act of attending to one s duties, from O.Fr. atendance attention, wait, hope, expectation, from atendant, prp. of atendre (see ATTEND (Cf. attend)). Meaning action of waiting on someone dates from late 14c. (to dance attendance on… … Etymology dictionary
wait — {{11}}wait (n.) early 13c., a watcher, onlooker, from O.N.Fr. wait, O.Fr. gaite, from gaitier (see WAIT (Cf. wait) (v.)). From late 14c. as an ambush, a trap (as in lie in wait). {{12}}wait (v.) c.1200, to watch with hostile intent, lie in wait… … Etymology dictionary
wait — Synonyms and related words: abide, administer to, afterthought, attend, attend on, await, ballad singer, balladeer, bard, be patient, bear with composure, bide, bide the issue, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, care for, carry on, carry… … Moby Thesaurus
wait on — Synonyms and related words: abide, accompany, administer to, associate, associate with, assort with, attend, attend on, await, band together, bide, care for, cater to, chaperon, chore, combine, companion, conduct, confederate, consociate, consort … Moby Thesaurus
wait on — (also wait upon) 1. Attend (as a servant), perform services for, attend to, serve. 2. Attend, go to see, visit, call upon, pay attendance. 3. Follow (as a consequence), await. 4. Attend to, perform. 5. Accompany, escort, squire … New dictionary of synonyms
List of sports attendance figures — This article lists the attendances of many sports competitions around the world with the exception of those for Domestic Professional Leagues such as the NFL, Major League Baseball, The Indian Cricket League, the Indian Premier League, Australian … Wikipedia
dance attendance — phrasal : to attend assiduously and obsequiously : be in waiting or at beck and call : court favor * * * dance attendance To wait assiduously (on) • • • Main Entry: ↑dance … Useful english dictionary
dance attendance — Stand and wait (obsequiously), wait upon … New dictionary of synonyms
dance attendance on — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wait on hand and foot, cater to, be subservient to, serve abjectly; see obey 1 , tend 1 … English dictionary for students
dance attendance on — v. alwaysbe ready to obey a person s orders, wait on observantly and attentively … English contemporary dictionary
