Synonyms for awaits
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-weyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈweɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for awaits
Définition of awaits
Origin :- early 13c., awaiten, from Old North French awaitier (Old French agaitier) "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" (see ad-) + waitier "to watch" (see wait (v.)). Originally especially with a hostile sense. Related: Awaited; awaiting.
- verb wait with expectation
- Have no fear; for I will guide you to the bride that awaits you.'
- Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
- "That is to tell me that Morella awaits your answer in the court," said Inez.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- The money I have been owing you these sixteen years awaits you.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- And like me, he shall have part in the glory that awaits us.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- But think of the terrible death that awaits us here, replied the carpenter.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- How can I be, when I think of the momentous change that awaits me, and of all I have to leave?
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
- Moreover, you can realise what awaits us at the Chamber to-morrow.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Destruction, from which there is no escape, awaits equally on both.
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- Do you realise what awaits you as a result of all this damned insanity?
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- Massena awaits his return at Salamanca, and will continue to wait.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for awaits
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