英语词汇“await”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

awaitawait /əˈweɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYawait

Origin: 1200-1300 Old North French awaitier, from waitier; ➔ WAIT¹

VERB TABLE

await

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	await
	he, she, it	awaits
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	awaited
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have awaited
	he, she, it	has awaited
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had awaited
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will await
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have awaited

Continuous Form
Present	I	am awaiting
	he, she, it	is awaiting
	you, we, they	are awaiting
Past	I, he, she, it	was awaiting
	you, we, they	were awaiting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been awaiting
	he, she, it	has been awaiting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been awaiting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be awaiting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been awaiting

1to wait for something: Two men are awaiting trial for the robbery.2if a situation, event, etc. awaits you, it is going to happen in the future: We knew that blizzard conditions awaited us in Boston.