AWA'IT, verb transitive [a and wait. See Wait.] Literally, to remain, hold or stay. 1. To wait for; to look for, or expect. Betwixt the rocky pillars, Gabriel sat, Chief of the Angelic guards, awaiting night. 2. To be in store for; to attend; to be ready for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good. AWA'IT, noun Ambush; in a state of waiting for.
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