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awaits

verb as in wait with expectation

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He told the news channel he awaits death with joy and that martyrdom is the greatest reward.

It is empty, the door swung open—perhaps the bird has already flown, or perhaps the cage awaits its next inhabitant.

Marine One will ferry him to JFK Airport, where Air Force One awaits.

Respectability awaits even iconoclasts if they stick around long enough.

Be a good citizen, and heaven awaits; fail to convert and lead a moral life, burn in hell.

To the lapel of his coat they had pinned a paper on which was written, "The fate that awaits all Kansas Jayhawkers."

Nay, even eternal ruin awaits the impenitent violator of Covenant engagements.

Your school years are ended, and a life of quiet, amid scenes of aboriginal romance, awaits you here.

He has not courage to proceed; he is mute with grief; he awaits the dreadful recital, and the audience awaits it also.

The visit you pay only interrupts a domestic quarrel which awaits but your departure to break out afresh.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to awaits, such as: count on, anticipate, attend, stay, sweat, and hope.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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