Definitions for await
əˈweɪtawait

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

1. 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(4.43 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. awaitnoun

   A waiting for; ambush.

2. awaitnoun

   Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

3. awaitverb

   To wait for.

   I await your reply to my letter.

4. awaitverb

   To expect.

5. 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.

6. awaitverb

   To wait on, serve or attend (to).

7. awaitverb

   To watch, observe.

8. awaitverb

   To wait (on or upon).

9. awaitverb

   To wait; to stay in waiting.

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

1. Awaitverb

   to watch for; to look out for

2. Awaitverb

   to wait on, serve, or attend

3. Awaitverb

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

4. Awaitverb

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

5. Awaitverb

   to watch

6. Awaitverb

   to wait (on or upon)

7. Awaitverb

   to wait; to stay in waiting

8. Awaitnoun

   a waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed

9. Etymology: [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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Teeuwe Mevissen:

   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.

2. Damian Caraballo:

   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.

3. Anthony Kennedy:

   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.

4. Craig Reedie:

   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.

5. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   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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