To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
To expect.
To wait; to stay in waiting.
To watch, observe.
To wait for.
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.