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await 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/əˈwāt/,
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awaited, past tense; awaits, 3rd person singular present; awaiting, present participle; awaited, past participle;
  1. (of a person) Wait for (an event)
    • - we await the proposals with impatience
    • - prisoners awaiting trial
    • - an eagerly awaited debut
  2. (of an event or circumstance) Be in store for (someone)
    • - many dangers await them

  1. expect: 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"
  2. (awaited) anticipated: expected hopefully
  3. A waiting for; ambush; Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation; To wait for; To expect; To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; To wait on, serve or attend (to); To watch, observe; To wait (on or upon); To wait; to stay in waiting
  4. abidan (sv 1); bidan; gebidan
  5. Wait for, to look out for.