(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone or something, you wait for them. (FORMAL)
He’s ~ing trial, which is expected to begin early next year.
VERB: V n
2.
Something that ~s you is going to happen or come to you in the future. (FORMAL)
A nasty surprise ~ed them in Rosemary Lane.
VERB: V n