Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait on someone hand and foot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
wait- on -some-one hand and -foot
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attend to (someone's) every need, to the point of excess.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

waits on someone hand and foot (present, singular) waiting on someone hand and foot (participle, present) waited on someone hand and foot (participle, past) waited on someone hand and foot (past)

Phrases

fetch and carry

Frequently Paired Words

fetch and carry

Questions

What does wait on someone hand and foot mean?
To attend to (someone's) every need, to the point of excess.

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