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await
a·wait A0551200 (ə-wāt′)v. a·wait·ed, a·wait·ing, a·waits v.tr.1. a. To wait for. See Synonyms at expect.b. To be kept as ready for: a contract awaiting signature.2. To be in store for: Death awaits us all.v.intr. To be in store: A busy day awaits.
[Middle English awaiten, from Old North French awaitier : a-, on (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + waitier, to watch; see wait.]await (əˈweɪt) vb1. (tr) to wait for; expect2. (tr) to be in store for3. (intr) to wait, esp with expectation4. (tr) obsolete to wait for in order to ambusha•wait (əˈweɪt)
v.t. 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] awaitIf you await something, you expect it to come or happen, and you are often not intending to take some action until it comes or happens. Daisy had remained behind to await her return.We will await developments before deciding whether he should be allowed to continue.We must await the results of field studies yet to come.Await is a fairly common word in formal writing, but you do not usually use it in conversation. Instead you use wait for, often followed by an object and a to-infinitive. For example, instead of saying 'I awaited her reply', you say 'I waited for her to reply'. I waited for Kate to return.They just waited for me to die.await
Past participle: awaited
Gerund: awaiting
| Present |
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| I await | | you await | | he/she/it awaits | | we await | | you await | | they await |
| Preterite |
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| I awaited | | you awaited | | he/she/it awaited | | we awaited | | you awaited | | they awaited |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am awaiting | | you are awaiting | | he/she/it is awaiting | | we are awaiting | | you are awaiting | | they are awaiting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have awaited | | you have awaited | | he/she/it has awaited | | we have awaited | | you have awaited | | they have awaited |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was awaiting | | you were awaiting | | he/she/it was awaiting | | we were awaiting | | you were awaiting | | they were awaiting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had awaited | | you had awaited | | he/she/it had awaited | | we had awaited | | you had awaited | | they had awaited |
| Future |
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| I will await | | you will await | | he/she/it will await | | we will await | | you will await | | they will await |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have awaited | | you will have awaited | | he/she/it will have awaited | | we will have awaited | | you will have awaited | | they will have awaited |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be awaiting | | you will be awaiting | | he/she/it will be awaiting | | we will be awaiting | | you will be awaiting | | they will be awaiting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been awaiting | | you have been awaiting | | he/she/it has been awaiting | | we have been awaiting | | you have been awaiting | | they have been awaiting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been awaiting | | you will have been awaiting | | he/she/it will have been awaiting | | we will have been awaiting | | you will have been awaiting | | they will have been awaiting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been awaiting | | you had been awaiting | | he/she/it had been awaiting | | we had been awaiting | | you had been awaiting | | they had been awaiting |
| Conditional |
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| I would await | | you would await | | he/she/it would await | | we would await | | you would await | | they would await |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have awaited | | you would have awaited | | he/she/it would have awaited | | we would have awaited | | you would have awaited | | they would have awaited |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  await - 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"expect, wait, lookexpect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"look forward - expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon"look to - turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"hold the line, hang on, hold on - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"look for, look to, anticipate - be excited or anxious about |
awaitverb1. wait for, expect, look for, look forward to, anticipate, stay for Little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.2. be in store for, wait for, be ready for, lie in wait for, be in readiness for A nasty surprise awaited them.awaitverbTo look forward to confidently:anticipate, bargain for (or on), count on, depend on (or upon), expect, look for, wait (for).Informal: figure on.Translationsawait (əˈweit) verb to wait for. We await your arrival with expectation. 等候 等候Await
AWAIT, crim. law. Seems to signify what is now understood by lying in wait,or way-laying. await
Synonyms for awaitverb wait forSynonyms- wait for
- expect
- look for
- look forward to
- anticipate
- stay for
verb be in store forSynonyms- be in store for
- wait for
- be ready for
- lie in wait for
- be in readiness for
Synonyms for awaitverb to look forward to confidentlySynonyms- anticipate
- bargain for
- count on
- depend on
- expect
- look for
- wait
- figure on
Synonyms for awaitverb look forward to the probable occurrence ofSynonymsRelated Words- expect
- anticipate
- look forward
- look to
- hold the line
- hang on
- hold on
- look for
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