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await
/əˈwɛɪt/
noun
A waiting for; ambush.
Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
verb
To wait for.
"I await your reply to my letter."
To expect.
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
"Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell."
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