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a·wait
/
əˈweɪt
/
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[
uh
-
weyt
]
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verb (used with object)
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.
Obsolete
.
to lie in
wait
for.
verb (used without object)
4.
to
wait
, as in expectation.
Origin:
1200–50;
Middle English
awaiten
<
Old North French
awaitier,
equivalent to
a-
a-
5
+
waitier
to
wait
Related forms
a·wait·er,
noun
Synonyms
1.
See
expect
.
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World English Dictionary
await
(əˈweɪt)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to wait for; expect
2.
(
tr
) to be in store for
3.
(
intr
) to wait, esp with expectation
4.
obsolete
(
tr
) to wait for in order to ambush
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
await
early 13c., awaiten, from O.N.Fr. awaitier (O.Fr. agaitier) "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" + waitier "to watch." Originally especially with a hostile sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
We're told to
await
a full roll-out of the test results, possibly later today.
Players congregate by buses as they
await
the evacuation decision after play
was suspended because of weather.
Draconian new criminal penalties
await
transgressors.
As he headed into an uncharted expanse of rain forest, he left part of the
expedition behind to
await
further supplies.
On the back wall of his shop, dozens of repaired motors
await
their owners to claim them.
We must dissipate it to be truly free of the horrific end results that
await
us all.
It is not necessary to
await
receipt of an entry form.
Money damages and criminal penalties would
await
violators.
Water is reabsorbed into the body while the feces are moved into the rectum to
await
expulsion.
Nonetheless, the formal action of firing the cop in question really should
await
a full inquiry.
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