await
await
(əweɪt )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense awaits , present participle awaiting , past tense, past participle awaited
1. verb
If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
[formal]Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman. [VERB noun]
He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year. [VERB noun]
2. verb
[formal]
A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane. [VERB noun]
