What does await mean?
Definitions for await
əˈweɪtawait
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word await.
Princeton's WordNet
expect, look, await, waitverb
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"
Wiktionary
awaitnoun
A waiting for; ambush.
awaitnoun
Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
awaitverb
To wait for.
I await your reply to my letter.
awaitverb
To expect.
awaitverb
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for
Glorious rewards await the good in heaven, eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.
awaitverb
To wait on, serve or attend (to).
awaitverb
To watch, observe.
awaitverb
To wait (on or upon).
awaitverb
To wait; to stay in waiting.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Awaitnoun
Ambush. See Wait.
Etymology: from the verb.
And least mishap the most bliss alter may?
For thousand perils lie in close await
About us daily, to work our decay. Edmund Spenser, Muiopotmos.To Awaitverb
Etymology: from a and wait.
Even as the wretch condemn’d to lose his life,
Awaits the falling of the murd’ring knife. Edward Fairfax, b. iv.Betwixt the rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
Chief of th’ angelick guards, awaiting night. Par. Lost, b. iv.To shew thee what reward
Awaits the good; the rest, what punishment. Par. L. b. xi.Unless his wrath be appeased, an eternity of torments awaits the objects of his displeasure. John Rogers.
Wikipedia
await
In computer programming, the async/await pattern is a syntactic feature of many programming languages that allows an asynchronous, non-blocking function to be structured in a way similar to an ordinary synchronous function. It is semantically related to the concept of a coroutine and is often implemented using similar techniques, and is primarily intended to provide opportunities for the program to execute other code while waiting for a long-running, asynchronous task to complete, usually represented by promises or similar data structures. The feature is found in C# 5.0, C++20, Python 3.5, F#, Hack, Julia, Dart, Kotlin 1.1, Rust 1.39, Nim 0.9.4, JavaScript ES2017, Swift 5.5 and Zig, with some experimental work in extensions, beta versions, and particular implementations of Scala.
ChatGPT
await
Await is a verb that means to wait for something or someone, usually for a specific event or action to happen, with anticipation or expectation. It signifies being in readiness or being prepared for something that is going to happen in the future.
Webster Dictionary
Awaitverb
to watch for; to look out for
Awaitverb
to wait on, serve, or attend
Awaitverb
to wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect
Awaitverb
to be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good
Awaitverb
to watch
Awaitverb
to wait (on or upon)
Awaitverb
to wait; to stay in waiting
Awaitnoun
a waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Await
a-wāt′, v.t. to wait or look for: to be in store for: to attend: (obs.) to lie in wait for, to watch. [Through Fr. from the common Teutonic root of Ger. wacht, en, Eng. Wait.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
await
Ambush; cutting off vessels by means of boats hidden in coves which they must pass in their course.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'await' in Verbs Frequency: #709
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of await in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of await in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of await in a Sentence
This could be the last snowstorm the D.C. area gets this winter, and may be one of the best for sledding in years, children and their parents should able to enjoy sledding on one of the best hills in the city. This is a one-time waiver that will allow Washington kids to sled while we await a more formal review of the ban, which will likely come after the last snow has fallen in our region.
I may be disabled, unhealthy, and poor. I may have suffered tragedies, setbacks, and injustices, but I refuse to give up. I believe in my mind that I am better than what I am. I believe that no matter how bad things get eventually they will look up. I try to focus on the good things that could await in the future rather than all the bad things that have happened. It helps me to keep going.
Yes, madam, I am finished. My star has fallen. I work and I try, yet know that all is but a farce.... I await the end of the tragedy and – strangely detached from everything – I do not feel any more an actor. I feel I am the last of spectators.
Children and their parents should able to enjoy sledding on one of the best hills in the city. This is a one-time waiver that will allow Washington kids to sled while we await a more formal review of the ban, which will likely come after the last snow has fallen in our region.
Life got ahead of me. I thought I would hurry up walking through this desert and I would await its arrival!
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Translations for await
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- wagAfrikaans
- يَنْتَظِرُ, اِنْتَظَرَArabic
- gözləməkAzerbaijani
- чака́ць, ждацьBelarusian
- очаквам, оча́квам, ча́кам, обслу́жвамBulgarian
- অপেক্ষা করাBengali
- esperarCatalan, Valencian
- očekávat, čekatCzech
- afventeDanish
- erwarten, harrenGerman
- esperarSpanish
- ootamaEstonian
- منتظر شدن, منتظر ... بودنPersian
- tarjoilla, olettaa, palvella, odottaa, tarkkaillaFinnish
- attendre, servirFrench
- इंतज़ार करनाHindi
- várHungarian
- սպասելArmenian
- bíðaIcelandic
- attendere, aspettare, servireItalian
- 待つJapanese
- დალოდებაGeorgian
- күту, тосуKazakh
- ចាំ, រងចាំKhmer
- 기다리다Korean
- күтүүKyrgyz
- expecto, opperior, exspectoLatin
- ລໍLao
- lauktiLithuanian
- sagaidīt, gaidītLatvian
- очекува, чекаMacedonian
- хүлээлтMongolian
- avventeNorwegian
- afwachten, liggen, verwachten, klaarliggen, wachten, dienen, bedienenDutch
- oczekiwać, czekaćPolish
- esperar, aguardarPortuguese
- aștepta, servi masaRomanian
- обслу́живать, подожда́ть, ожида́ть, обслужи́ть, ждатьRussian
- očekivati, очекивати, čekati, чекатиSerbo-Croatian
- očakávať, čakaťSlovak
- čakatiSlovene
- presAlbanian
- inväntaSwedish
- รอThai
- garaşmakTurkmen
- beklemekTurkish
- көтәргәTatar
- жда́ти, чека́ти, очі́куватиUkrainian
- انتظار کرناUrdu
- kutmoqUzbek
- đợi, chờ đợi, chờVietnamese
- 等待Chinese
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