† awaitn.

Forms: Middle English–1500s awayte, aweyte, Middle English–1600s awaite, awayt, Middle English avayte, 1600s ( awate), Middle English–1700s await.

Etymology: < Old Northern French await, aweit, (Old French aguait , modern aguets ), < await- , aguaitier : see await v.

Obsolete.

a. A lying in wait or waylaying with hostile intent; ambush, ambuscade; a snare, plot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > hostile lying in wait

awaitingc1380

awaita1387

gatea1400

awatch1519

wait1533

forelaying1600

waylaying1611

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 165 Delyvered out of þe awaytes [L. ab insidiis] of his owne moder.

a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 249 Where was leyd a gret avayte on þe kyng to his destruccion.

1490 Arte & Crafte to knowe well to Dye (Caxton) 12 The temptacyons of the deuyll and his ryghte subtyl awaytes and fallaces.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts ix. 24 There awayte [ Wyclif, the aspies of hem] wer knowen of Saul.

1611 Bible (King James) Acts ix. 24 Their laying awaite [1881 Revised, their plot] was knowen of Saul.

1677 T. Hobbes Dial. Com. Laws 184 The killing by awayt, or of malice prepensed.

1691 Blount's Νομο-λεξικον (ed. 2) Await seems to signify what we now call waylaying, or lying in wait, to execute some mischief.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk.

b. in await: in ambush; with be, sit, stand, lay, lie. So upon await.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > on the attack [phrase] > lying in wait

in awaitc1386

in stalec1425

c1386 G. Chaucer Nun's Priest's Tale 405 Homicides..That in awayte lyn to morther men.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 311 For hate is ever upon await.

c1440 Gesta Romanorum 8 Deth..stondith euermore redy in awaite, for to shete his dart.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xxii. sig. Dd2^v There in await had he laied these murtherers.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne v. xviii. 78 The hidden deuill, that lies in close awate To win the fort of vnbeleeuing man.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 400 Many frames wherein shootters..& slingers were set in await.

a. Watching, watch, watchfulness; heed, caution. to have or take good await: to take good heed. to set good await: to watch carefully.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun]

wareness971

i-warnessa1250

awaitc1374

watch14..

circumspecta1513

vigilancy1537

vigilance1570

advigilancy1577

wait?1578

vigilantnessa1599

lookout1599

watchfulness1611

alert1801

wakefulness1830

outlook1879

monitoring1924

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 408 In aweyte alwey, and in fere.

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. viii They sette good awayte On euery syde leste there were deceyte.

1461 W. Lomnor in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 240 Take good awayte to your person.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xliv. 60 The fronters towarde Fraunce were euer in good awayt.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. v. sig. Pij They shuld haue good awaite, that they spake not in suche familiar facion..as..before.

b. to have or keep (a person) in await, to make or lay await on: to keep a look-out upon, to watch suspiciously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch on [verb (transitive)]

biwitieOE

to look to ——c1330

watchc1330

to make or lay await onc1386

markc1400

to wait to ——c1440

to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450

waken1535

to look unto ——1594

to carry a wary (also watchful, etc.) eye on (also upon)1596

to look after ——a1616

overwatch1618

snokea1652

to look up1855

surveil1960

c1386 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 735 No man trust upon hir favour longe, But have hir in awayt for evermo.

c1386 G. Chaucer Manciple's T. 45 A good wyf..Schuld not be kept in noon awayt.

1469 R. Calle in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 499 He myght not speeke wyth you, ther was made so gret awayte vpon hym and vpon you boothe.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccvi. 459 His men hadde him in suspect, and layed great awayt on him.

3. Waiting, expectation. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [noun]

biding1340

expectation1524

await1538

tarriance1561

tendance1591

expectance1592

expectancy1592

attendance1597

awaiting1607

attendancy1646

waiting1743

sitting out1838

1538 Prymer in Eng. after Vse of Sarum sig. Oiiij^v With longe awayt I loked after the lorde and he intended vnto me.

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awaitv.

Brit.

/əˈweɪt/, U.S.

/əˈweɪt/

Forms: Middle English awaitie, Middle English–1500s awate, Middle English–1600s awaite, Middle English aweyte, Middle English aweite, Middle English–1500s awayte, 1500s awayt, awaight, adwate, 1500s– await.

Etymology: < Old Northern French awaitie-r (Old French aguaitier ) to lie in wait for, watch, observe, < à to + waitier (Old French guaitier , modern guetter ) to watch, < Old High German wahtên , modern German wachten : see wait v.¹ With the development of meanings, compare attend v.

†1. To keep watch, watch for; esp. to watch stealthily with hostile purpose; to lie in wait for, waylay.

a. transitive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for

keepc1000

waitc1200

aspya1250

awaita1250

wait onc1390

to wait on ——1390

forestall1413

belay1470

to lay fora1513

waylay1513

forelay1548

ambush1555

counterwait1562

to lie for1611

set1670

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 77 Me awaiteð ou..ase me deð þeoues ðet beoð ibroken to chirche.

c1320 Cast. Loue 767 Vre fo Þat vs awayteþ day and niht.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxi. 13 Who forsothe is not aweytid [L. insidiatus].

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 177 How Iason..was awayted in a wood and assaylled.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 441/2 I awayte, I lye in wayte of a person to marke what he dothe or sayeth, Je aguayte.

1634 Malory's Arthur (1816) II. 413 Sir Agravaine..awaited queen Guenever and sir Launcelot, for to put them to a rebuke and shame.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1197 Your ill-meaning Politician Lords..Appointed to await me thirty spies.

†b. reflexive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (reflexive)] > lie in wait with hostile intent

await1297

ambushc1300

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 49 Þe kynges broþer and þe Erl of Kent al so..Awatede him to þilke ost, þat þe Emperour inne was.

†c. intransitive usually with infinitive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait

siteOE

wait?c1225

aspya1250

awaita1250

keepc1275

to sit in wait(s)a1300

lurkc1300

bush1330

to lie at (the) waitc1440

to lie on waitc1440

to lie wait1445

lay one's wait1535

hugger1567

to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578

couch1582

ambuscade1592

to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624

to lie at (or upon the) snap1631

ambush1638

to hole up1912

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 77 Leste he..awatie uorte worpen up on ou his crokes.

c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 344 Ther is ful many an eyghe and many an eere Awaytand on a lord, and he not where.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 899 Wommon to stynge awayte þou shal.

c1440 Gesta Romanorum 224 He awaytid and caste him, in alle that euere he myght, for the dethe of his fadir.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 441/2 Let him awayte hardely, for.. he may happe to be taken sleper.

1594 M. Drayton Matilda sig. C2 Thou seest, a world vpon thy youth awaite, That Paradice, where all delightes do growe.

†2. transitive. To watch for a chance of doing, contrive, plan, plot (harm of some sort) to a person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot (a purpose) or hatch (a plot [verb (transitive)]

compass1297

procurec1300

purchasec1300

contrivec1330

conspirec1384

brewc1386

awaitc1400

surmise1509

devisec1515

practise1531

machinate1537

forge1547

hatch1565

plot1589

pack1590

appost1602

feign1690

intrigue1747

scheme1767

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > take care > take care that something be done

foreseec900

witea1000

seec1300

awaitc1400

waitc1400

wakea1425

overseea1470

to see to ——1474

wardc1475

regard1535

to wait on ——1596

attend1612

examine1683

c1400 Rom. Rose 7525 He awaited nothing, But to deceive Faire-Welcoming.

c1430 Syr Gener. 2560 To awaite him shame.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lvi. l. 330 Forto don ȝow swich dishonowr, Owther ȝow velonye to Awayten.

†3. To watch, look at, observe, notice.

a. transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > watch or observe

keepc1000

overseeOE

waitc1300

advisec1325

awaita1375

to wait on ——c1384

markc1400

contemplec1429

to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450

to look straitly to?c1450

to wait after ——c1460

vizy1488

contemplatea1533

vise1551

pry?1553

observe1567

eye1592

over-eye?1592

watch1600

outwatch1607

spell1633

superintend1654

under-watch1654

tent1721

evigilate1727

twig1764

stag1796

eye-serve1800

spy1806

deek1825

screw1905

clock1911

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1711 Sche a-wayted wel þe white bere skinnes.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 226 It is diligentli to be awaitid whether the feend entermetith him.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 93 A waytiþ not þeis Egipcian daies.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 92 Ȝe schal not a wat dremis.

†b. intransitive or with subordinate clause. To look, take note. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > take note, observe [verb (intransitive)]

awaitc1300

wait1338

animadvertc1550

comment1597

c1300 Beket 85 Out he ȝeode forte awaite what that wonder were.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2415 Eche wiȝh wol more a-weite after þe white beres.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xviii. 62 Awaite hoo haþ moost neede.

†4. To watch over, look after, attend to.

a. transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > take care of or look after

yknowOE

knowlOE

to care forc1230

bihedec1250

beseec1300

to look to ——c1300

seea1325

await1393

observea1425

procurea1425

to look after ——1487

to take (also have) regard to (or of)a1500

regard1526

to see after ——1544

to look unto ——1545

attendc1572

to take care of1579

curea1618

tend1631

to look over ——1670

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 279 Yf ich sente ouer see my seruaunt..my profit to a-waite.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 5416 Þus coude Ioseph..A wayte his lord þe kyngus prow.

†b. intransitive with on, infinitive phr., or subordinate clause. To keep watch, give heed, take care, endeavour. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)]

heedOE

take tenta1300

to take (nim) heed13..

await?c1430

to give, pay heed (to)?1504

to take teen1591

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)] > see to or about

yemec897

to look to ——c1300

attendc1315

seea1350

to see to ——a1382

attenda1400

await?c1430

to wait to ——c1440

to see unto ——a1470

intentc1500

visit?1518

to see after ——1544

to look unto ——1545

attend1611

to see about ——1710

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > take care > to do something

await?c1430

regard1535

to be surec1555

observe1611

consider1646

to look out1655

see1734

?c1430 J. Lydgate in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 158 Well a-waytyng to fulfyll anoon What thi soverain commandith the to done.

1483 W. Caxton tr. A. Chartier Curial sig. j Thou awaytest frely on thyn owne pryuate thynges.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. xxxix. 163 Ought always to awayte of all theire powere to dryue and sette theire enemyes a grounde.

1537 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour (new ed.) ii. xviii. f. 205^v Accounpteth hym a beaste..and awayteth diligently to truste hym with nothyng.

1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. C2 Awaiting that voluptuousnesse haue no preheminence in the soule.

†5. To wait upon, as a servant or attendant, to attend.

a. transitive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > attend upon as servant [verb (transitive)]

serveeOE

asservec1330

waitc1384

await1393

tenda1400

attend1469

intendc1500

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 22 His cokes ben for him affaited, So that his body is awaited, That him shall lacke no delite.

a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Certain Bks. Aenæis (1557) iv. sig. Ei Then issued she, awayted with great train.

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper iii. 175 His Baptismall Laver [was] awaited by a Dove. [Cf. 1671 at sense 1a.]

†b. intransitive with on, upon; or absol. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > business affairs > [verb (transitive)] > wait upon to do business

await1393

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 70 Where as this guiler faste by Upon this god shall prively Awaite.

c1400 Epiph. in W. B. D. D. Turnbull Visions of Tundale (1843) 125 To se on the non other a watyng But beestes.

c1500 Ffor to serve a Lord in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 372 The servitours to be redy to awayte.

1523 Ld. Dacre in St. Papers (1836) IV. 65 Horsemen, to adwate upon hym.

1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C5^v Awaited on by Truth his Page full kind.

1743 A. Pope Dunciad (rev. ed.) iv. 165 On whom three hundred gold-capt youths await.

†6. intransitive. To wait upon to transact business. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1448 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 62 Y wold awayte upon hym there as sone as he hadde dyned.

1489 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 83 To assigne a place, wher..I might awayte upon you.

7. To wait for (a coming event or person).

a. transitive. (This and 8a are the only current senses.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)]

bidec950

keepc1000

abideOE

i-kepe?c1225

lookc1225

bidea1300

sustainc1350

await1393

remainc1455

tarry?a1475

attenda1513

expect1536

to stay on1540

watch1578

remain1585

staya1586

to stay for ——1602

tend1604

to bide upona1616

behold1642

prestolate1653

expecta1664

wait1746

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 258 The tigre his time awaiteth In hope for to cacche his pray.

1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII ix. §1 Awaiting..the comming of the said great botes.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 550 Betwixt these rockie Pillars Gabriel sat..awaiting night.

1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) iv. §3. 179 King Bruidi awaited them at the head of the Picts.

1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein III. 464 I shall await your answer with the greatest eagerness.

†b. intransitive with on, for; or absol.: towait n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)]

bidec1000

onbideOE

abidelOE

sustainc1350

tarry1390

await1393

to wait for1577

hearken1580

attend1589

sit1591

wait and see1719

to wait on1773

to hold one's (also the) breath1987

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 319 Every man with great desire Awaiteth upon his coming.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 591 Aurelius.. Awaiteth nyght and day on this myracle.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 441/2 I have awayted here for you this houre.

1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica i. i. i. xii. 45 They awaited until 29 Days were accomplished.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 169 In dubious thought the King awaits.

†c. with for = ‘look out’ for, expect. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)]

weenOE

weenc1000

thinklOE

lookc1225

hopec1330

trusta1387

wait onc1390

supposea1393

to wait after ——1393

to look after ——c1400

thinkc1480

attend1483

suppone1490

expect1535

to expect for1538

aspect1548

respect1549

look1560

ween1589

attend1591

propose1594

await1608

to presume on, upon, or of1608

to look forwards1637

prospect1652

to look for ——a1677

augur1678

anticipate1749

to look to ——1782

spect1839

contemplate1841–8

to look forward1848

eye1979

1608 S. Hieron Helpe vnto Deuotion in Wks. (1620) I. 689 Both to trust vnto and awaite for thy saluation.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. i. 48 Posteritie await for wretched yeeres.

8. To be in store for, be reserved for.

a. transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > foster hopes [verb (transitive)] > be in store for

attend1578

await1594

to stay for ——1602

attend1617

wait1745

1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 i. iv. 33 What fate awayt the Duke of Suffolke.

1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions iv. 33 What may await us behind the dark Curtain of Futurity.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 632 Honors and rewards which he little deserved awaited him.

†b. intransitive (with for or infinitive) archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > promise, encourage expectation [verb (intransitive)] > be in store for

await1633

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 382 That glory which awaits for thee.

1861 J. Pycroft Agony Point (1862) xxvi. 247 The duties that awaited to try his powers.

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单词	await
释义	† awaitn. Forms: Middle English–1500s awayte, aweyte, Middle English–1600s awaite, awayt, Middle English avayte, 1600s ( awate), Middle English–1700s await. Etymology: < Old Northern French await, aweit, (Old French aguait , modern aguets ), < await- , aguaitier : see await v. Obsolete. 1. a. A lying in wait or waylaying with hostile intent; ambush, ambuscade; a snare, plot. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > hostile lying in wait awaitingc1380 awaita1387 gatea1400 awatch1519 wait1533 forelaying1600 waylaying1611 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 165 Delyvered out of þe awaytes [L. ab insidiis] of his owne moder. a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 249 Where was leyd a gret avayte on þe kyng to his destruccion. 1490 Arte & Crafte to knowe well to Dye (Caxton) 12 The temptacyons of the deuyll and his ryghte subtyl awaytes and fallaces. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts ix. 24 There awayte [ Wyclif, the aspies of hem] wer knowen of Saul. 1611 Bible (King James) Acts ix. 24 Their laying awaite [1881 Revised, their plot] was knowen of Saul. View more context for this quotation 1677 T. Hobbes Dial. Com. Laws 184 The killing by awayt, or of malice prepensed. 1691 Blount's Νομο-λεξικον (ed. 2) Await seems to signify what we now call waylaying, or lying in wait, to execute some mischief. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. b. in await: in ambush; with be, sit, stand, lay, lie. So upon await. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > on the attack [phrase] > lying in wait in awaitc1386 in stalec1425 c1386 G. Chaucer Nun's Priest's Tale 405 Homicides..That in awayte lyn to morther men. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 311 For hate is ever upon await. c1440 Gesta Romanorum 8 Deth..stondith euermore redy in awaite, for to shete his dart. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xxii. sig. Dd2^v There in await had he laied these murtherers. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne v. xviii. 78 The hidden deuill, that lies in close awate To win the fort of vnbeleeuing man. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 400 Many frames wherein shootters..& slingers were set in await. 2. a. Watching, watch, watchfulness; heed, caution. to have or take good await: to take good heed. to set good await: to watch carefully. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] wareness971 i-warnessa1250 awaitc1374 watch14.. circumspecta1513 vigilancy1537 vigilance1570 advigilancy1577 wait?1578 vigilantnessa1599 lookout1599 watchfulness1611 alert1801 wakefulness1830 outlook1879 monitoring1924 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 408 In aweyte alwey, and in fere. 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. viii They sette good awayte On euery syde leste there were deceyte. 1461 W. Lomnor in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 240 Take good awayte to your person. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xliv. 60 The fronters towarde Fraunce were euer in good awayt. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. v. sig. Pij They shuld haue good awaite, that they spake not in suche familiar facion..as..before. b. to have or keep (a person) in await, to make or lay await on: to keep a look-out upon, to watch suspiciously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch on [verb (transitive)] biwitieOE to look to ——c1330 watchc1330 to make or lay await onc1386 markc1400 to wait to ——c1440 to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450 waken1535 to look unto ——1594 to carry a wary (also watchful, etc.) eye on (also upon)1596 to look after ——a1616 overwatch1618 snokea1652 to look up1855 surveil1960 c1386 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 735 No man trust upon hir favour longe, But have hir in awayt for evermo. c1386 G. Chaucer Manciple's T. 45 A good wyf..Schuld not be kept in noon awayt. 1469 R. Calle in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 499 He myght not speeke wyth you, ther was made so gret awayte vpon hym and vpon you boothe. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccvi. 459 His men hadde him in suspect, and layed great awayt on him. 3. Waiting, expectation. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [noun] biding1340 expectation1524 await1538 tarriance1561 tendance1591 expectance1592 expectancy1592 attendance1597 awaiting1607 attendancy1646 waiting1743 sitting out1838 1538 Prymer in Eng. after Vse of Sarum sig. Oiiij^v With longe awayt I loked after the lorde and he intended vnto me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). awaitv. Brit. /əˈweɪt/, U.S. /əˈweɪt/ Forms: Middle English awaitie, Middle English–1500s awate, Middle English–1600s awaite, Middle English aweyte, Middle English aweite, Middle English–1500s awayte, 1500s awayt, awaight, adwate, 1500s– await. Etymology: < Old Northern French awaitie-r (Old French aguaitier ) to lie in wait for, watch, observe, < à to + waitier (Old French guaitier , modern guetter ) to watch, < Old High German wahtên , modern German wachten : see wait v.¹ With the development of meanings, compare attend v. †1. To keep watch, watch for; esp. to watch stealthily with hostile purpose; to lie in wait for, waylay. a. transitive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for keepc1000 waitc1200 aspya1250 awaita1250 wait onc1390 to wait on ——1390 forestall1413 belay1470 to lay fora1513 waylay1513 forelay1548 ambush1555 counterwait1562 to lie for1611 set1670 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 77 Me awaiteð ou..ase me deð þeoues ðet beoð ibroken to chirche. c1320 Cast. Loue 767 Vre fo Þat vs awayteþ day and niht. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxi. 13 Who forsothe is not aweytid [L. insidiatus]. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 177 How Iason..was awayted in a wood and assaylled. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 441/2 I awayte, I lye in wayte of a person to marke what he dothe or sayeth, Je aguayte. 1634 Malory's Arthur (1816) II. 413 Sir Agravaine..awaited queen Guenever and sir Launcelot, for to put them to a rebuke and shame. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1197 Your ill-meaning Politician Lords..Appointed to await me thirty spies. View more context for this quotation †b. reflexive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (reflexive)] > lie in wait with hostile intent await1297 ambushc1300 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 49 Þe kynges broþer and þe Erl of Kent al so..Awatede him to þilke ost, þat þe Emperour inne was. †c. intransitive usually with infinitive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait siteOE wait?c1225 aspya1250 awaita1250 keepc1275 to sit in wait(s)a1300 lurkc1300 bush1330 to lie at (the) waitc1440 to lie on waitc1440 to lie wait1445 lay one's wait1535 hugger1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 couch1582 ambuscade1592 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624 to lie at (or upon the) snap1631 ambush1638 to hole up1912 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 77 Leste he..awatie uorte worpen up on ou his crokes. c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 344 Ther is ful many an eyghe and many an eere Awaytand on a lord, and he not where. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 899 Wommon to stynge awayte þou shal. c1440 Gesta Romanorum 224 He awaytid and caste him, in alle that euere he myght, for the dethe of his fadir. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 441/2 Let him awayte hardely, for.. he may happe to be taken sleper. 1594 M. Drayton Matilda sig. C2 Thou seest, a world vpon thy youth awaite, That Paradice, where all delightes do growe. †2. transitive. To watch for a chance of doing, contrive, plan, plot (harm of some sort) to a person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot (a purpose) or hatch (a plot [verb (transitive)] compass1297 procurec1300 purchasec1300 contrivec1330 conspirec1384 brewc1386 awaitc1400 surmise1509 devisec1515 practise1531 machinate1537 forge1547 hatch1565 plot1589 pack1590 appost1602 feign1690 intrigue1747 scheme1767 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > take care > take care that something be done foreseec900 witea1000 seec1300 awaitc1400 waitc1400 wakea1425 overseea1470 to see to ——1474 wardc1475 regard1535 to wait on ——1596 attend1612 examine1683 c1400 Rom. Rose 7525 He awaited nothing, But to deceive Faire-Welcoming. c1430 Syr Gener. 2560 To awaite him shame. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lvi. l. 330 Forto don ȝow swich dishonowr, Owther ȝow velonye to Awayten. †3. To watch, look at, observe, notice. a. transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > watch or observe keepc1000 overseeOE waitc1300 advisec1325 awaita1375 to wait on ——c1384 markc1400 contemplec1429 to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450 to look straitly to?c1450 to wait after ——c1460 vizy1488 contemplatea1533 vise1551 pry?1553 observe1567 eye1592 over-eye?1592 watch1600 outwatch1607 spell1633 superintend1654 under-watch1654 tent1721 evigilate1727 twig1764 stag1796 eye-serve1800 spy1806 deek1825 screw1905 clock1911 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1711 Sche a-wayted wel þe white bere skinnes. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 226 It is diligentli to be awaitid whether the feend entermetith him. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 93 A waytiþ not þeis Egipcian daies. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 92 Ȝe schal not a wat dremis. †b. intransitive or with subordinate clause. To look, take note. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > take note, observe [verb (intransitive)] awaitc1300 wait1338 animadvertc1550 comment1597 c1300 Beket 85 Out he ȝeode forte awaite what that wonder were. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2415 Eche wiȝh wol more a-weite after þe white beres. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xviii. 62 Awaite hoo haþ moost neede. †4. To watch over, look after, attend to. a. transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > take care of or look after yknowOE knowlOE to care forc1230 bihedec1250 beseec1300 to look to ——c1300 seea1325 await1393 observea1425 procurea1425 to look after ——1487 to take (also have) regard to (or of)a1500 regard1526 to see after ——1544 to look unto ——1545 attendc1572 to take care of1579 curea1618 tend1631 to look over ——1670 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 279 Yf ich sente ouer see my seruaunt..my profit to a-waite. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 5416 Þus coude Ioseph..A wayte his lord þe kyngus prow. †b. intransitive with on, infinitive phr., or subordinate clause. To keep watch, give heed, take care, endeavour. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] heedOE take tenta1300 to take (nim) heed13.. await?c1430 to give, pay heed (to)?1504 to take teen1591 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)] > see to or about yemec897 to look to ——c1300 attendc1315 seea1350 to see to ——a1382 attenda1400 await?c1430 to wait to ——c1440 to see unto ——a1470 intentc1500 visit?1518 to see after ——1544 to look unto ——1545 attend1611 to see about ——1710 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > take care > to do something await?c1430 regard1535 to be surec1555 observe1611 consider1646 to look out1655 see1734 ?c1430 J. Lydgate in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 158 Well a-waytyng to fulfyll anoon What thi soverain commandith the to done. 1483 W. Caxton tr. A. Chartier Curial sig. j Thou awaytest frely on thyn owne pryuate thynges. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. xxxix. 163 Ought always to awayte of all theire powere to dryue and sette theire enemyes a grounde. 1537 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour (new ed.) ii. xviii. f. 205^v Accounpteth hym a beaste..and awayteth diligently to truste hym with nothyng. 1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. C2 Awaiting that voluptuousnesse haue no preheminence in the soule. †5. To wait upon, as a servant or attendant, to attend. a. transitive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > attend upon as servant [verb (transitive)] serveeOE asservec1330 waitc1384 await1393 tenda1400 attend1469 intendc1500 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 22 His cokes ben for him affaited, So that his body is awaited, That him shall lacke no delite. a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Certain Bks. Aenæis (1557) iv. sig. Ei Then issued she, awayted with great train. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper iii. 175 His Baptismall Laver [was] awaited by a Dove. [Cf. 1671 at sense 1a.] †b. intransitive with on, upon; or absol. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > [verb (transitive)] > wait upon to do business await1393 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 70 Where as this guiler faste by Upon this god shall prively Awaite. c1400 Epiph. in W. B. D. D. Turnbull Visions of Tundale (1843) 125 To se on the non other a watyng But beestes. c1500 Ffor to serve a Lord in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 372 The servitours to be redy to awayte. 1523 Ld. Dacre in St. Papers (1836) IV. 65 Horsemen, to adwate upon hym. 1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C5^v Awaited on by Truth his Page full kind. 1743 A. Pope Dunciad (rev. ed.) iv. 165 On whom three hundred gold-capt youths await. †6. intransitive. To wait upon to transact business. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1448 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 62 Y wold awayte upon hym there as sone as he hadde dyned. 1489 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 83 To assigne a place, wher..I might awayte upon you. 7. To wait for (a coming event or person). a. transitive. (This and 8a are the only current senses.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)] bidec950 keepc1000 abideOE i-kepe?c1225 lookc1225 bidea1300 sustainc1350 await1393 remainc1455 tarry?a1475 attenda1513 expect1536 to stay on1540 watch1578 remain1585 staya1586 to stay for ——1602 tend1604 to bide upona1616 behold1642 prestolate1653 expecta1664 wait1746 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 258 The tigre his time awaiteth In hope for to cacche his pray. 1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII ix. §1 Awaiting..the comming of the said great botes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 550 Betwixt these rockie Pillars Gabriel sat..awaiting night. View more context for this quotation 1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) iv. §3. 179 King Bruidi awaited them at the head of the Picts. 1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein III. 464 I shall await your answer with the greatest eagerness. †b. intransitive with on, for; or absol.: towait n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)] bidec1000 onbideOE abidelOE sustainc1350 tarry1390 await1393 to wait for1577 hearken1580 attend1589 sit1591 wait and see1719 to wait on1773 to hold one's (also the) breath1987 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 319 Every man with great desire Awaiteth upon his coming. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 591 Aurelius.. Awaiteth nyght and day on this myracle. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 441/2 I have awayted here for you this houre. 1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica i. i. i. xii. 45 They awaited until 29 Days were accomplished. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 169 In dubious thought the King awaits. †c. with for = ‘look out’ for, expect. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 1608 S. Hieron Helpe vnto Deuotion in Wks. (1620) I. 689 Both to trust vnto and awaite for thy saluation. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. i. 48 Posteritie await for wretched yeeres. View more context for this quotation 8. To be in store for, be reserved for. a. transitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > foster hopes [verb (transitive)] > be in store for attend1578 await1594 to stay for ——1602 attend1617 wait1745 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 i. iv. 33 What fate awayt the Duke of Suffolke. 1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions iv. 33 What may await us behind the dark Curtain of Futurity. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 632 Honors and rewards which he little deserved awaited him. †b. intransitive (with for or infinitive) archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > promise, encourage expectation [verb (intransitive)] > be in store for await1633 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 382 That glory which awaits for thee. 1861 J. Pycroft Agony Point (1862) xxvi. 247 The duties that awaited to try his powers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1374v.a1250
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