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Await \A*wait"\, v. i.
1. To watch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. To wait (on or upon). [Obs.]
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3. To wait; to stay in waiting. --Darwin.
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Await \A*wait"\, n.
A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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Await \A*wait"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awaited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Awaiting}.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) waitier,
gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See {Wait}.]
1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]
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2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
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3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See {Expect}.
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Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night.
--Milton.
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4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a
glorious reward awaits the good.
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O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.
--Milton.
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