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Definition of Await
1. Verb. Look forward to the probable occurrence of. "He is waiting to be drafted"
Specialized synonyms: Expect, Look Forward, Look To, Hang On, Hold On, Hold The Line, Anticipate, Look For, Look To
Related verbs: Anticipate, Expect
Derivative terms: Expectancy, Expectant, Expectation, Waiter
Definition of Await
1. v. t. To watch for; to look out for.
2. v. i. To watch.
3. n. A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.
Definition of Await
1. Verb. (transitive formal) To wait for. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To expect. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To wait on, serve or attend (to). ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To watch, observe. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To wait (on or upon). ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting. ¹
8. Noun. (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush. ¹
9. Noun. (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Await
1. to wait for [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Await
Literary usage of Await
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"... retreat should be made to the hills to await reinforcements, ... prince reverted
to his original purpose, and resolved to await the attack at Culloden. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"... stars which make up the universe, on every side we find ourselves surrounded
by mys-. teries which await solution. We are only at the beginning of work. ..."
3. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget (1883)
"... await, threaten ; impend &c. be destined) 152. come -, draw- on; draw near;
ap- Adj. future, ..."
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