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, 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.
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
Markets are more or less in this wait and see mode where they await new news regarding the coronavirus, this will continue to be a very important theme for this week.
Caraballo said. Dr. Damian Caraballo was quarantined with his wife and kids in Tampa while awaiting his test results. (Contributed photo) Caraballos nasal test swab was sent out to California where he had to await the results for 6.5 days. Its been frustrated to see other countries -- like South Korea-- have widespread testing and their doctors wearing what looks like spacesuits to treat patients, he said. Meanwhile,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising doctors dealing with a shortage of facemasks to use a bandana or scarf to care for COVID-19 patients as a last resort. Health care professionals without masks in contact with a COVID-19 patient are advised to stay away from work for 14 days, setting up a scenario for many more doctors and nurses to be absent from the frontlines. The CDC recommendations sound like were in athird world country.
The outcome of cases like this in other circumstances must await further elaboration in the courts, all in the context of recognizing that these disputes must be resolved with tolerance, without undue disrespect to sincere religious beliefs, and without subjecting gay persons to indignities when they seek goods and services in an open market.
It’s been a little bit of a firestorm ; I think the World Anti-Doping Agency has been pretty clear in its views that the allegations were based on data that was questionable from a scientific and a legal point of view, our scientists and experts have already started working down in Monaco and we await the results of those investigations with interest.
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.
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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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