await
[ uh-weyt ]
/ əˈweɪt /
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verb (used with object)
to wait for; expect; look for: He is still awaiting an answer.
to be in store for; be imminent: A pleasant surprise awaits her in today's mail.
Obsolete. to lie in wait for.
verb (used without object)
to wait, as in expectation.
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Origin of await
OTHER WORDS FROM await
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British Dictionary definitions for await
await
/ (əˈweɪt) /
verb
(tr) to wait for; expect
(tr) to be in store for
(intr) to wait, esp with expectation
(tr) obsolete to wait for in order to ambush
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