v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' w ā t
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French aweiter, aguaiter, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + guaiter to watch ― more at WAIT
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 obsolete : to lie in wait for
2 a : to wait for < await ing his arrival> b : to remain in abeyance until <a treaty await ing ratification>
3 : to be in store for <wonders what await s him next>
intransitive verb
1 obsolete : ATTEND
2 : to stay or be in waiting : WAIT
3 : to be in store