verb
await
uh-WAYT
verb
1
To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
"We awaited the results anxiously all morning."
"A warm welcome awaited them at the airport."
How to Use Await
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA more formal way of saying "wait for" — often used for something anticipated.
Common mistake
Await is transitive and takes no "for" — say "await the reply", not "await for the reply".
When to use it
More formal than plain "wait for"; common in written or official English ("your order awaits collection").
Word Forms
awaited past tense, awaits plural, awaits singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman awaitier, "to watch or lie in wait for", from a- + waitier, "to watch" — related to modern "wait".