Definitions for await
əˈweɪtawait

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. expect, look, await, wait(verb)

   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(4.43 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. await(Noun)

   A waiting for; ambush.

2. await(Noun)

   Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

3. await(Verb)

   To wait for.

   I await your reply to my letter.

4. await(Verb)

   To expect.

5. await(Verb)

   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.

6. await(Verb)

   To wait on, serve or attend (to).

7. await(Verb)

   To watch, observe.

8. await(Verb)

   To wait (on or upon).

9. await(Verb)

   To wait; to stay in waiting.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Await(verb)

   to watch for; to look out for

2. Await(verb)

   to wait on, serve, or attend

3. Await(verb)

   to wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect

4. Await(verb)

   to be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good

5. Await(verb)

   to watch

6. Await(verb)

   to wait (on or upon)

7. Await(verb)

   to wait; to stay in waiting

8. Await(noun)

   a waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed

Origin: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. await

   Ambush; cutting off vessels by means of boats hidden in coves which they must pass in their course.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'await' in Verbs Frequency: #709

How to pronounce await?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of await in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of await in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of await in a Sentence

1. Monica Morrow:

   We eagerly await The Results.

2. Don Stewart:

   We patiently await their counter-proposal.

3. Mike Shirkey:

   We will prepare to comply with this most recent ruling while we await the outcome of the appeal.

4. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta:

   I ask you all to join me in supporting my deputy and his co-accused as they also await their overdue vindication.

5. Brian Molefe:

   I do not have any expectations that I should stay permanently, but we will await the outcome of the investigation.

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