WAIT UP


Meaning of WAIT UP in English

1.

If you ~, you deliberately do not go to bed, especially because you are expecting someone to return home late at night.

I hope he doesn’t expect you to ~ for him...

Don’t ~.

= stay up

PHRASAL VERB: V P for n, V P

2.

If you ask someone to ~, you are asking them to go more slowly or to stop and wait for you. (AM INFORMAL)

I was running down the hill shouting, ‘Michael, Michael, man, ~’.

= wait

PHRASAL VERB: usu imper, V P

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