Synonyms:
expect, look, await, wait
Meaning: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
Usage examples
You may await me there."
Peace on Abraham the Friend await!
Await the sentence of impartial posterity
He paused in piteous anxiety to await his friend's reply.
"Colonel Chesnut and Captain Lee will, for a reasonable time, await your answer.
And we await a reply from "Dear Arthur"--the fifth and last of our little group.
Great areas on the edge of civilization still await the pioneer, the prospector, and the miner.
"To ask Carthage to make these sacrifices in her present mood is hopeless; we must await an opportunity.
Go, and I will await you here, but I will first change myself into a white milestone; only I pray you be very careful.
Mellitus and Justus accordingly went away first, and withdrew into the parts of Gaul, intending there to await the event.