What does "await" mean?
Await: To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
Additional senses
- 2.To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect. Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night. Milton.
- 3.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.
- 4.To watch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 5.To wait (on or upon). [Obs.]
- 6.To wait; to stay in waiting. Darwin.
- 7.A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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