Await and Tarry

Await

Await verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
Usage example: crowds had been awaiting in the streets for hours
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Tarry and await are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tarry" instead a verb "Await".

Tarry

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

Await and tarry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Await" instead a verb "Tarry".

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying
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