What does await mean?
Definitions for await
əˈweɪtawait
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word await.
Princeton's WordNet
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
await(Noun)
A waiting for; ambush.
await(Noun)
Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
await(Verb)
To wait for.
I await your reply to my letter.
await(Verb)
To expect.
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.
await(Verb)
To wait on, serve or attend (to).
await(Verb)
To watch, observe.
await(Verb)
To wait (on or upon).
await(Verb)
To wait; to stay in waiting.
Webster Dictionary
Await(verb)
to watch for; to look out for
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Await(verb)
to wait on, serve, or attend
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Await(verb)
to wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Await(verb)
to be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Await(verb)
to watch
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Await(verb)
to wait (on or upon)
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Await(verb)
to wait; to stay in waiting
Etymology: [OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.]
Await(noun)
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
Obviously, it's about oil prices, the market is probably going to have an upward bias for most of the session as investors await the ECB( decision) tomorrow.
In the next two weeks, we need to see written proposals. It needs to happen two weeks from the summit, if there is no progress on the backstop, we are in for an uncertain summer. At this point we need written proposals on the Irish backstop consistent with what was agreed. We await written proposals from the British side.
We await Anvisa authorization to start the clinical studies here.
I eagerly await word from the independent audits, the results of which will inform any further action.
To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich, to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never, in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common, this is to be my symphony.
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Translations for await
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- wagAfrikaans
- اِنْتَظَرَ, يَنْتَظِرُArabic
- gözləməkAzerbaijani
- чака́ць, ждацьBelarusian
- ча́кам, оча́квам, очаквам, обслу́жвамBulgarian
- অপেক্ষা করাBengali
- esperarCatalan, Valencian
- čekat, očekávatCzech
- afventeDanish
- erwarten, harrenGerman
- esperarSpanish
- ootamaEstonian
- منتظر ... بودن, منتظر شدنPersian
- palvella, odottaa, olettaa, tarkkailla, tarjoillaFinnish
- attendre, servirFrench
- इंतज़ार करनाHindi
- várHungarian
- սպասելArmenian
- bíðaIcelandic
- aspettare, attendere, servireItalian
- 待つJapanese
- დალოდებაGeorgian
- күту, тосуKazakh
- ចាំ, រងចាំKhmer
- 기다리다Korean
- күтүүKyrgyz
- exspecto, expecto, opperiorLatin
- ລໍLao
- lauktiLithuanian
- gaidīt, sagaidītLatvian
- очекува, чекаMacedonian
- хүлээлтMongolian
- avventeNorwegian
- verwachten, wachten, afwachten, bedienen, dienen, klaarliggen, liggenDutch
- oczekiwać, czekaćPolish
- aguardar, esperarPortuguese
- aștepta, servi masaRomanian
- подожда́ть, ожида́ть, обслу́живать, ждать, обслужи́тьRussian
- очекивати, чекати, čekati, očekivatiSerbo-Croatian
- čakať, očakávaťSlovak
- čakatiSlovene
- presAlbanian
- inväntaSwedish
- รอThai
- garaşmakTurkmen
- beklemekTurkish
- көтәргәTatar
- чека́ти, жда́ти, очі́куватиUkrainian
- انتظار کرناUrdu
- kutmoqUzbek
- chờ đợi, chờ, đợiVietnamese
- 等待Chinese
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