await

(noun, verb)

noun

1. (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush.

2. (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

verb

1. look forward to the probable occurrence of

Similar word(s): expect, look, wait

Definition categories: cognition

Sentences with await as a verb:

- I await your reply to my letter.

- Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.