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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]

2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]

3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect. Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night. Milton.

4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good. O Eve, some farther change awaits us night. Milton.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To watch. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To wait (on or upon). [Obs.]

3. To wait; to stay in waiting. Darwin.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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