await

Verb

Synonyms: expect look wait

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

look forward to the probable occurrence of“We were expecting a visit from our relatives”“She is looking to a promotion”“he is waiting to be drafted”Synonyms: expect look wait

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Await \A*wait"\, v. i.

1.To watch. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2.To wait (on or upon). [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

3.To wait; to stay in waiting. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]

Await \A*wait"\, n. A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Await \A*wait"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Awaiting.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]

1.To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2.To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

3.To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect. [1913 Webster]

Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

4.To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good. [1913 Webster]

O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.— Milton.[1913 Webster]