await

[ uh-weyt ]
/ əˈweɪt /

verb (used with object)

to wait for; expect; look for: He is still awaiting an answer.
to be in store for; be imminent: A pleasant surprise awaits her in today's mail.
Obsolete. to lie in wait for.

verb (used without object)

to wait, as in expectation.

Origin of await

1200–50; Middle English awaiten < Old North French awaitier, equivalent to a- a-5 + waitier to wait

OTHER WORDS FROM await

a·wait·er, noun

Words nearby await

Example sentences from the Web for await

British Dictionary definitions for await

await
/ (əˈweɪt) /

verb

(tr) to wait for; expect
(tr) to be in store for
(intr) to wait, esp with expectation
(tr) obsolete to wait for in order to ambush