Definition of await
transitive verb
1 a
:to wait for
- We are awaiting his arrival.
- await a decision
b
:to remain in abeyance until
- a treaty awaiting ratification
2
:to be in store for
- He wonders what awaits him next.
3
obsolete
:to lie in wait for
intransitive verb
1
:to stay or be in waiting :wait
- The nation awaited as Congress debated the issue.
2
:to be in store
- … marched … north to civilization where fame and forturne awaited.
- —Tom Marvel
