Encourage vs Wait_on - What's the difference?

Encourage is a related term of wait_on.

is that encourage is while wait_on is (colloquial) to wait for an event.

(encourag)

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

I encouraged him during his race.

To spur on, strongly recommend.

We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.

To foster, give help or patronage

''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed

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* discourage

* encouragement * encouraging * encouragingly

(colloquial) To wait for an event.

I'm waiting on the light to change.

To wait for a person to do something.

I'm waiting on you before we can leave.

To serve someone.

Is someone waiting on you yet?

* Shakespeare

I must wait on myself, must I?

To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.

To follow, as a consequence; to await.

* Dr. H. More

that ruin that waits on such a supine temper

To attend to; to perform.

* Bible, Numbers iii. 10

Aaron and his sons shall wait on their priest's office.

To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.

The airplane had to wait on the runway for a few minutes before it could take off.