応対
おうたい
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
Example sentences
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I'm going to attend to the customer.
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Nobody answered the door.
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The sales girl waited on me.
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There were no clerks to wait on me.
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I couldn't find a clerk to wait on me.
More examples (5)
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Such an accurate, lightning-quick reply. What can I say?
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All you have to do is wait on any customers that come to the shop.
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Don't waste any more time responding to that customer.
ここであなたに応対する人たちはとても親しみやすい人たちです。
People who wait on you here are very friendly.
店の人は私のことを知るようになり、私はいつも同じウェイトレスに応対してもらっていた。
People got to know me, and I had the same waitress all the time.