I have seen the sentence like 'I have been waiting on Beyonce to call me.' on the internet. And I can't understand the meaning of 'waiting on Beyonce' part. What is the meaning of the sentence 'I have been waiting on Beyonce to call me.' Please tell me.
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One of the definitions of the phrasal verb wait on is "to wait for a particular thing to happen." Does that help? – Canadian Yankee Jan 14 '21 at 23:05
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Have you heard of the singer named "Beyoncé". – James K Jan 14 '21 at 23:05
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Try to cite your source. I assume it is something like this buzzfeed article https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/love-is-blind-carlton-diamond-reunion-special – James K Jan 14 '21 at 23:10
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https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/44452/wait-on-vs-wait-for – Andrew Tobilko Jan 15 '21 at 02:10
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"Waiting for..." is the more common usage in some regions. E.G., "I'm waiting for a phone call." "Waiting on..." is perhaps more common in the U.K.
In other context, it could mean helping or serving, e.g., a server stating, "I'm waiting on table three."
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