await. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

await

SYLLABICATION:	a·wait
PRONUNCIATION:	-wt
VERB:	Inflected forms: a·wait·ed, a·wait·ing, a·waits
TRANSITIVE VERB:	1a. To wait for. See synonyms at expect. b. To be in a state of abeyance until: a contract awaiting signature. 2. To be in store for: Death awaits us all. 3. Obsolete To lie in ambush for.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To wait. 2. To be in store: A busy day awaits.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English awaiten, from Old North French awaitier : a-, on (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + waitier, to watch; see wait.


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