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It’s polite to wait for the host to begin the meal.

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Sentence

Narrator

It’s polite to wait for the host to begin the meal.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You should wait for the host to begin the meal; it's polite.

Describing Habits

At formal dinners, I always wait for the host to start eating.

Asking About Others

Do you usually wait for the host to begin the meal?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If we didn't wait for the host, it would be considered rude.

Rephrased versions

Formal

It is considered courteous to await the host's commencement of the meal.

Casual

Just wait 'til the host starts eating, that's the polite thing to do.

Simpler English

Wait for the host to eat first; it's good manners.

Phrases to learn

wait for the host

To delay beginning an activity until the host or person in charge indicates it's appropriate.

begin the meal

To start eating a meal.