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

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

2. Awaitverb

   to wait on, serve, or attend

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

3. Awaitverb

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

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

4. Awaitverb

   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.]

5. Awaitverb

   to watch

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

6. Awaitverb

   to wait (on or upon)

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

7. Awaitverb

   to wait; to stay in waiting

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

8. 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(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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   Natasha

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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. Susan Sontag:

   AIDS occupies such a large part in our awareness because of what it has been taken to represent. It seems the very model of all the catastrophes privileged populations feel await them.

2. Brian Molefe:

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

3. Scott Britton:

   I think there were a lot of things going on in this case, i think we need to await the results of the investigations.

4. Mandeep Mehra:

   I eagerly await word from the independent audits, the results of which will inform any further action.

5. Scott Talbott:

   We will now await further information about whether the bears will remain under state management or if they go back to federal management.

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