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await

[ uh-weyt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to wait for; expect; look for:

    He is still awaiting an answer.

  2. to be in store for; be imminent:

    A pleasant surprise awaits her in today's mail.

  3. Obsolete. to lie in wait for.


verb (used without object)

  1. to wait, as in expectation.

await

/ 蓹藞飞别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. tr to wait for; expect
  2. tr to be in store for
  3. intr to wait, esp with expectation
  4. obsolete.
    tr to wait for in order to ambush
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补路飞补颈迟顎侥谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of await1

First recorded in 1225鈥75; Middle English awaiten, from Old North French awaitier (Old French aguaitier ), equivalent to a- a- 5 + waitier wait
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And there's a career-making prize awaiting the winner: a contract assisting some of the world's leading make-up artists.

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The letter has been described as "prophetic", as it records Col Gracie telling an acquaintance he would "await my journey's end" before passing judgement on the "fine ship".

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County jails also may hold persons who have been charged with a crime while they await a trial.

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He has already pleaded not guilty to state charges and is awaiting trial in a New York prison.

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It鈥檚 a match made in hell, and hell is exactly what awaits us if we continue to permit abuses against people who we鈥檙e told are acceptable targets.

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What are other ways to say聽await?

To await something is to wait for it or look for it expectantly. How is await different from anticipate, hope, and expect? Find out on .

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