await

/əˈwɛɪt/

noun

  1. 1

    A waiting for; ambush.

  2. 2

    Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

verb

  1. 1

    To wait for.

    I await your reply to my letter.
  2. 2

    To expect.

  3. 3

    To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.

    Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.
  4. 4

    To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.

  5. 5

    To watch, observe.

  6. 6

    To wait; to stay in waiting.

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