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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·wait
[uh-weyt] Pronunciation Key
[uh-weyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without 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. |
| 4. | to wait, as in expectation. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| a·wait
(ə-wāt') Pronunciation Key
v. a·wait·ed, a·wait·ing, a·waits v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English awaiten, from Old North French awaitier : a-, on (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + waitier, to watch; see wait.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
await
await
c.1230, awaiten, from O.N.Fr. awaitier "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" + waitier "to watch." Originally especially with a hostile sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| await | |
verb | |
| 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" [syn: expect] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.] 2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.] 3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect. Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night. --Milton. 4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good. O Eve, some farther change awaits us night. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Await
A*wait"\, v. i. 1. To watch. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To wait (on or upon). [Obs.] 3. To wait; to stay in waiting. --Darwin.
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Await
A*wait"\, n. A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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