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After eating, it’s polite to wait for everyone to finish before getting up.

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Sentence

Narrator

After eating, it’s polite to wait for everyone to finish before getting up.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

After eating, it's polite to wait for everyone to finish before you get up.

Describing Habits

I always wait until everyone is finished eating before I leave the table.

Asking About Others

Do you usually wait for everyone to finish eating before getting up?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I got up before everyone finished, it would be considered rude.

Rephrased versions

Formal

It is considered courteous to remain seated until all have completed their meal.

Casual

Just hang out 'til everyone's done eating before you leave the table.

Simpler English

Wait until everyone is done eating before you get up.

Phrases to learn

wait for everyone to finish

To remain until all others have completed a task or activity.

it's polite

It is considered courteous or well-mannered.