Vocabulary

Form

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

verb vt
freq #21

Example sentences

He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.

He entered the room, to be confronted by a policeman.

I watched for the last chance.

We arrived to find a huge meal ready for us.

A surprise was in store for me at home.