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English

Etymology

From awaiten, from Old North French awaitier, "to lie in wait for, watch, observe", originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- "to" + waitier "to watch."

Pronunciation

  • IPA: RP /əˈwɛɪt/
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-await.ogg



Noun

  1. A waiting for; ambush; heed; watch; watching.


Verb

  1. to wait for.
  2. :I await your reply to my letter.
  3. To wait on, serve, or attend (to).
  4. To expect.
  5. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for
  6. :Glorious rewards await the good in heaven, eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.
  7. To watch.
  8. To wait (on or upon).
  9. To wait; to stay in waiting.


Usage notes

  • As await means to wait for, it is not followed by "for". I am awaiting for your reply is therefore incorrect.


Translations

zh-min-nan:await fa:await fr:await gl:await io:await hu:await pl:await pt:await ru:await fi:await ta:await te:await vi:await zh:await

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Await \A*wait"\, v. i.
1. To watch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. To wait (on or upon). [Obs.]
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3. To wait; to stay in waiting. --Darwin.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Await \A*wait"\, n.
A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Await \A*wait"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Awaiting.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier,
gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]
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2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]
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3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
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Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night.
--Milton.
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4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a
glorious reward awaits the good.
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O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.
--Milton.
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WordNet await
v : look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were
expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to
a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect,
look, wait]
Moby Dictionary
abide , anticipate , approach , be destined , be fated , be imminent ,
be in store , be to be , be to come , bide , bide the issue , brew ,
come , come on , confront , count , dally , dawdle , delay , dillydally ,
draw near , draw nigh , draw on , expect , face , foresee , foretell ,
forthcome , gather , hang about , hang around , hang over ,
hold everything , hold on , hold your horses , hope , hover , impend ,
lie ahead , lie over , linger , loiter , look , look for ,
look forward to , loom , lower , mark time , menace , near , overhang ,
plan , plot , predict , project , prophesy , sit tight , sit up ,
sit up for , stay , stay up , stay up for , stick around , sweat ,
sweat it out , sweat out , take time , tarry , threaten , wait ,
wait a minute , wait and see , wait for , wait on , wait up for , watch ,
watch and wait


AWAIT, crim. law. Seems to signify what is now understood by lying in wait, or way-laying.
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