await
To wait forTo wait for.
» Tom is still awaiting an answer.
Том усе ще чекає на відповідь.
Meaning
6 senses(formal, transitive)To wait for.
I await your reply to my letter.
erwarten, harren, warten auf
ждатьždatʹ, подожда́тьpodoždátʹ, ожида́тьožidátʹ
чека́тиčekáty, жда́тиždáty, очі́куватиočíkuvaty
(transitive)To expect.
ожида́тьožidátʹ
(transitive)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.
ожида́тьožidátʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
обслу́живатьobslúživatʹ, обслужи́тьobslužítʹ
(intransitive)To watch, observe.
(intransitive)To wait; to stay in waiting.
These are exotic lands where great adventures await.
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
Examples
178 sentencesTom is still awaiting an answer.
Том усе ще чекає на відповідь.
I'm awaiting inspiration.
Я чекаю на натхнення.
ruЯ жду вдохновения.
deIch warte auf Inspiration.
We're awaiting your order.
Ми очікуємо на ваше замовлення.
Tom is in jail, awaiting trial.
We're awaiting your answer.
ruМы в ожидании твоего ответа.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watchFrom Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.
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Forms
awaits, awaiting, awaited, awaitedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle