Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to waitress
Participle: waitressed
Gerund: waitressing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | waitress |
| you | waitress |
| he;she;it | waitresses |
| we | waitress |
| you | waitress |
| they | waitress |
Perfect
| I | have waitressed |
| you | have waitressed |
| he;she;it | has waitressed |
| we | have waitressed |
| you | have waitressed |
| they | have waitressed |
Past
| I | waitressed |
| you | waitressed |
| he;she;it | waitressed |
| we | waitressed |
| you | waitressed |
| they | waitressed |
Pluperfect
| I | had waitressed |
| you | had waitressed |
| he;she;it | had waitressed |
| we | had waitressed |
| you | had waitressed |
| they | had waitressed |
Future
| I | will waitress |
| you | will waitress |
| he;she;it | will waitress |
| we | will waitress |
| you | will waitress |
| they | will waitress |
Future Perfect
| I | will have waitressed |
| you | will have waitressed |
| he;she;it | will have waitressed |
| we | will have waitressed |
| you | will have waitressed |
| they | will have waitressed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | waitress |
| you | waitress |
| he;she;it | waitress |
| we | waitress |
| you | waitress |
| they | waitress |
Perfect
| I | have waitressed |
| you | have waitressed |
| he;she;it | have waitressed |
| we | have waitressed |
| you | have waitressed |
| they | have waitressed |
Imperfect
| I | waitressed |
| you | waitressed |
| he;she;it | waitressed |
| we | waitressed |
| you | waitressed |
| they | waitressed |
Pluperfect
| I | had waitressed |
| you | had waitressed |
| he;she;it | had waitressed |
| we | had waitressed |
| you | had waitressed |
| they | had waitressed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would waitress |
| you | would waitress |
| he;she;it | would waitress |
| we | would waitress |
| you | would waitress |
| they | would waitress |
Perfect
| I | would have waitressed |
| you | would have waitressed |
| he;she;it | would have waitressed |
| we | would have waitressed |
| you | would have waitressed |
| they | would have waitressed |
Imperative
| you | waitress |
| we | Let's waitress |
| you | waitress |
Verbs conjugated like 'waitress'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'waitress'
mattress,
witness,
address,
adpress,
aggress,
appress,
buttress,
caress,
destress,
digress,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. English waiter
3. Proto-Indo-European *-is
4. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
5. Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.
6. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă)
7. Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor.
8. Late Latin -issader.
9. Old French -essebor.
10. Middle English -esse
11. English -ess
12. English waitress
13. From waiter + -ess.
Sample Sentences
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But it never did heal properly and Lizzie stayed on at the bar — waitressing until she came of legal age to bar-tend. [2004, Janelle Taylor, Dying To Marry:]
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The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before. [2007, Thomas Quealy, M + M:]