What does await mean?
Definitions for await
əˈweɪtawait
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Awaitnoun
Ambush. See Wait.
Etymology: from the verb.
And least mishap the most bliss alter may?
For thousand perils lie in close await
About us daily, to work our decay. Edmund Spenser, Muiopotmos.To Awaitverb
Etymology: from a and wait.
Even as the wretch condemn’d to lose his life,
Awaits the falling of the murd’ring knife. Edward Fairfax, b. iv.Betwixt the rocky pillars Gabriel sat,
Chief of th’ angelick guards, awaiting night. Par. Lost, b. iv.To shew thee what reward
Awaits the good; the rest, what punishment. Par. L. b. xi.Unless his wrath be appeased, an eternity of torments awaits the objects of his displeasure. John Rogers.
Wikipedia
await
In computer programming, the async/await pattern is a syntactic feature of many programming languages that allows an asynchronous, non-blocking function to be structured in a way similar to an ordinary synchronous function. It is semantically related to the concept of a coroutine and is often implemented using similar techniques, and is primarily intended to provide opportunities for the program to execute other code while waiting for a long-running, asynchronous task to complete, usually represented by promises or similar data structures. The feature is found in C# 5.0, C++20, Python 3.5, F#, Hack, Julia, Dart, Kotlin 1.1, Rust 1.39, Nim 0.9.4, JavaScript ES2017, Swift 5.5 and Zig, with some experimental work in extensions, beta versions, and particular implementations of Scala.
ChatGPT
await
Await is a verb that means to wait for something or someone, usually for a specific event or action to happen, with anticipation or expectation. It signifies being in readiness or being prepared for something that is going to happen in the future.
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
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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
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.
They informed us about the preliminary results, which they have gone to the press with. We await to see the final data analysis and the publication that's going to come out of it and certainly our committee will be considering these results as we go on, however, they are two distinct trials, with their own protocols, their own oversight committees and therefore we will continue for now and our committee will consider the data as it becomes available.
While we await the results of tests to determine if the snow leopard is positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, we can assure you the snow leopard and the Amur leopards who share his habitat are receiving excellent care, our veterinary teams and wildlife care specialists at both the Zoo and Safari Park are highly skilled, dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to ensure the well-being of the wildlife in our care.
The market is probably going to have an upward bias for most of the session as investors await the ECB( decision) tomorrow.
The state of Texas is already prepared for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, and will swiftly distribute these vaccines to Texans who voluntarily choose to be immunized, as we await the first shipment of these vaccines, we will work with communities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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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
- ждать, подожда́ть, ожида́ть, обслужи́ть, обслу́живатьRussian
- чекати, očekivati, čekati, очекиватиSerbo-Croatian
- očakávať, čakaťSlovak
- čakatiSlovene
- presAlbanian
- inväntaSwedish
- The word "await" can be translated to Tamil as "காத்திரு" (kāttiru).Tamil
- รอThai
- garaşmakTurkmen
- beklemekTurkish
- көтәргәTatar
- жда́ти, чека́ти, очі́куватиUkrainian
- انتظار کرناUrdu
- kutmoqUzbek
- đợi, chờ đợi, chờVietnamese
- 等待Chinese
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