I . n.
1.
Trust, confidence, faith, reliance.
2.
Expectancy, trustful longing, waiting under the possibility of fulfilment, sense of possible fulfilment.
3.
Possibility of good, chance of the desired end, room for expectation, chance of a favorable result.
4.
Reliance, dependence, object of trust or reliance, ground of confidence.
II . v. a.
Await ( something agreeable ), ~ for, trustingly long for.
III . v. n.
Trust, wait in trustful longing, indulge or entertain a ~, be in ~s, live in ~s, look on the bright side, flatter one's self.