Awaited

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  awaited \awaited\ pred. adj.
     1. expected. Opposite of {unexpected}.
  
     Syn: anticipated, hoped-for, prospective.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Await \A*wait"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awaited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Awaiting}.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier,
     gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See {Wait}.]
     1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]
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     2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
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     3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See {Expect}.
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              Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
              Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night.
                                                    --Milton.
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     4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a
        glorious reward awaits the good.
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              O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  awaited
       adj : expected hopefully [syn: {anticipated}, {awaited(p)}, {hoped-for}]