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awaits

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈweɪts// UK //ɐwˈeɪts// awaits

v. to be waiting for something to happen. You use this when the event is certain, not just possible.

v. to be in a state of expectation for a specific future event or outcome. Often used in the passive construction 'is awaited' or with an inanimate subject.


SIMPLE

A big surprise awaits you at home.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee awaits the final report before making a decision.

COMPLEX

What awaits the protagonist in the final chapter is not merely a resolution of the plot, but a profound reckoning with the choices made in the opening scenes.

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Usage

The verb is intransitive; it does not take a direct object. The subject is usually the person or thing waiting.

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