English > await: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition| Meaning | look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
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| Synonyms | expect, look, wait |
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| Narrower | anticipate, look for, look to | Be excited or anxious about |
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| expect | look forward to the birth of a child |
| hang on, hold the line, hold on | hold the phone line open |
| look forward | Expect or hope for |
| look to | Turn one's interests or expectations towards |
| Similar to | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
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| Spanish | aguardar, anticipar, contar, esperar con expectación, esperar |
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| Catalan | aguardar, anticipar, esperar |
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