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- 1. wait for (an event): "we await the proposals with impatience" Similar
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to wait for or be in the future of someone or something: The two men are awaiting trial, scheduled to begin next month. There are no jobs awaiting those farmers. (Definition of await from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of await. await.
verb. ə-ˈwāt. awaited; awaiting; awaits. Synonyms of await. transitive verb. 1. a. : to wait for. We are awaiting his arrival. await a decision. b. : to remain in abeyance until. a treaty awaiting ratification. 2. : to be in store for. He wonders what awaits him next. 3. obsolete : to lie in wait for. intransitive verb. 1.
To await is to anticipate or look forward to something. If you're hoping to get a letter from your pen pal, you'll eagerly await the mail carrier's arrival every afternoon. When you await a phone call, you might sit by the telephone at home or keep your cell phone in your hand.
to wait for or be in the future of someone or something: The two men are awaiting trial, scheduled to begin next month. There are no jobs awaiting those farmers. (Definition of await from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of await. await.
Definition of await verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to wait for; expect; look for. He is still awaiting an answer. 2. to be in store for; be imminent. A pleasant surprise awaits her in today's mail. 3. obsolete. to lie in wait for. intransitive verb.
To await something is to wait for it or look for it expectantly. How is await different from anticipate, hope, and expect? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
1. to wait for; expect; look for: still awaiting an answer. 2. to be in store for: A pleasant surprise awaited her. 3. Obs. to lie in wait for. v.i. 4. to wait, as in expectation. [1200–50; Middle English < Old North French awaitier = a- a - 5 + waitier to wait]
Origin of Await. From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). From Wiktionary.
AWAIT definition: 1. to wait for something: 2. If something awaits you, you will experience it in the future: . Learn more.
