WAIT UP
1. To wait up is to stay awake and not go to bed because you are waiting for someone. Examples of use:
- I’ll be home late tonight. Don’t wait up for me.
- What time did you get home last night? Your mother and I waited up for you until 2am.
2.Wait up! is something you say to someone if you want them to stop and wait for you.
Mainly American English
Examples of use:
- Wait up! I’ll get my coat and come with you.
- Wait up! I need to talk to you before you go.
- Wait up! You’ve forgotten your briefcase.
infinitive | wait up |
present simple | wait up and waits up |
-ing form | waiting up |
past simple | waited up |
past participle | waited up |