await
♦ await /əw'eɪt/ (awaits awaiting awaited)
1 [VERB] V n
If you await someone or something, you wait for them. (FORMAL)
He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year.
2 [VERB] V n
Something that awaits you is going to happen or come to you in the future. (FORMAL)
A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane.
1 [VERB] V n
If you await someone or something, you wait for them. (FORMAL)
He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year.
2 [VERB] V n
Something that awaits you is going to happen or come to you in the future. (FORMAL)
A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane.