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Meaning of 'await' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Await [ n.]
- A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.
2 . Await [ v. i.]
- To watch.
- To wait (on or upon).
- To wait; to stay in waiting.
3 . Await [ v. t.]
- To watch for; to look out for.
- To wait on, serve, or attend.
- To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
- To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good.

Meaning of 'await' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . await [ v]
Meaning (1):
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
Example in sentence:
  • he is waiting to be drafted;
  • She is looking to a promotion;
  • We were expecting a visit from our relatives

Nearby Words:

awaited awaiting awake awaked awaken awakened awakener awakening awakenment awaking

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