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a·wait  (-wt)

v. a·wait·ed, a·wait·ing, a·waits

v.tr.

1.

a. To wait for. See Synonyms at expect.

b. To be in a state of abeyance until: a contract awaiting signature.

2. To be in store for: Death awaits us all.

3. Obsolete To lie in ambush for.

v.intr.

1. To wait.

2. To be in store: A busy day awaits.

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[Middle English awaiten, from Old North French awaitier : a-, on (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + waitier, to watch; see wait.]

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await [əˈweɪt]

vb

1. (tr) to wait for; expect

2. (tr) to be in store for

3. (intr) to wait, esp with expectation

4. (tr) Obsolete to wait for in order to ambush

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

await - 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" expect, wait, look expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" look forward - expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon" look to - turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings" hold the line, hang on, hold on - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder" look for, look to, anticipate - be excited or anxious about

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await

verb

1. wait for, expect, look for, look forward to, anticipate, stay for Little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.

2. be in store for, wait for, be ready for, lie in wait for, be in readiness for A nasty surprise awaited them.

Translations

await [əˈweɪt] VT

1. (= wait for) → esperar, aguardar
we await your instructions → esperamos or aguardamos sus instrucciones
we await your reply with interest → aguardamos su respuesta con interés

2. (= be in store for) → esperar, aguardar
the fate that awaits him → la suerte que le espera
a surprise awaits him → le espera or le aguarda una sorpresa

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await [əˈweɪt] vt [+ arrival, call, person] → attendre
long awaited → tant attendu(e)
awaiting attention (COMMERCE) → en souffrance
awaiting delivery (COMMERCE) → en souffrance

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await

vt

(= wait for) → erwarten; future events, decision etc → entgegensehen (+dat); the long awaited day → der lang ersehnte Tag; parcels awaiting despatch → zum Versand bestimmte Pakete; we await your reply with interest → wir sehen Ihrer Antwort mit Interesse entgegen; to be awaiting trial (case) → zur Verhandlung anstehen; he is awaiting trial → sein Fall steht noch zur Verhandlung an

(= be in store for) → erwarten

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await [əˈweɪt] vt → aspettare, attendere
long awaited → tanto atteso/a
awaiting attention (Comm) (letter) → in attesa di risposta (000) (order) → in attesa di essere evaso/a

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await [əˈweɪt] vt → aspettare, attendere
long awaited → tanto atteso/a
awaiting attention (Comm) (letter) → in attesa di risposta (000) (order) → in attesa di essere evaso/a

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await

v await [əˈweit]

to wait for We await your arrival with expectation. wag op يَنْتَظِر очаквам očekávat vente på; afvente erwarten αναμένω, περιμένω esperar, aguardar ootama انتظار کشیدن؛ چشم به راه بودن odottaa attendre לְחַכּוֹת ל- बाट जोहना iščekivati vár(akozik) menunggu vænta, bíða með eftirvæntingu aspettare ～を待つ 기다리다 laukti gaidīt menanti verwachten, afwachten vente (på) oczekiwać esperar a aştepta ожидать očakávať pričakovati očekivati invänta, emotse รอคอย beklemek 等候 чекати, дожидати انتطار کرنا đợi 等候