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verb transitive

await: P. and V. μένειν, ἀναμένειν, προσδέχεσθαι, Ar. and P. περιμένειν, P. ὑπομένειν, V. ἀμμένειν, ἐπαμμένειν, μίμνειν, προσμένειν (rare P. as Thuc. 6, 44): see await.

watch for: P. and V. τηρεῖν; (acc.), προσδοκᾶν (acc.). Ar. and P. ἐπιτηρεῖν (acc.), V. καραδοκεῖν; (acc.) (also Xen.).

anticipate, look forward to, verb transitive or with infin.: P. and V. προσδέχεσθαι; (acc.), προσδοκᾶν (acc.), ἐλπίζειν (acc.), Ar. and V. δοκεῖν; (rare P., only used with acc. and infin.).

claim, demand: P. and V. ἀξιοῦν, δικαιοῦν, V. ἐπαξιοῦν; see demand.