Await
11await */ — UK [əˈweɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms await : present tense I/you/we/they await he/she/it awaits present participle awaiting past tense awaited past participle awaited formal 1) a) to wait for something that you expect to happen They were …
12await — verb /əˈwɛɪt/ a) To wait for. I await your reply to my letter. b) To expect. Glorious rewards await the good in heaven, eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell. Syn: wait for, anticipate …
13await — verb ADVERB ▪ anxiously, breathlessly (AmE), nervously ▪ She is anxiously awaiting a decision on her future. ▪ eagerly, keenly (BrE), with interest (esp. BrE) …
14await — a|wait [ ə weıt ] verb transitive FORMAL * 1. ) to wait for something that you expect to happen: They were awaiting the birth of their first child. a ) to wait for something that is the next stage in a process: The legislation is still awaiting… …
15await — [[t]əwe͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ awaits, awaiting, awaited 1) VERB If you await someone or something, you wait for them. [FORMAL] [V n] Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman... [V n] He s awaiting trial, which is expected to begin… …
16await — verb 1) Peter was awaiting news Syn: wait for, expect, look forward to, anticipate 2) many dangers await them Syn: be in store for, lie ahead of, lie in wait for, be waiting for, be round the corner …
17await — [əˈweɪt] verb [T] formal 1) to wait for something They were awaiting the birth of their first child.[/ex] 2) if something awaits you, it will happen to you Well, I wonder what surprises await us today.[/ex] …
18await — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French aweiter, aguaiter, from a (from Latin ad ) + guaiter to watch more at wait Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. obsolete to lie in wait for 2. a. to wait for …
19await — awaiter, n. /euh wayt /, v.t. 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. Obs. to lie in wait for. v.i. 4. to wait, as in expectation.… …
20await — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
