wait up
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To stay awake waiting for somebody to return.
Example Sentences
- "Anyway, Dad waited up for them. It must have been about midnight when they came in."
- "It is one a.m. on a Sunday morning and I'm waiting up for my teenage son, who was supposed to be home at midnight."
- "One night, Lana came home, while her dad waited up for her."
- "Dad waited up at first, but by the end of sophomore year he was always in bed."
- "My dad waited up for us, pacing all over the place."
- "While she waits up You chase down the newest thing and take for granted what you have"
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial