- await
- To delay; to wait for an event; to waylay.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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await — await, wait Await is a transitive verb meaning ‘to wait for’, and cannot be used without an object: We will await the outcome is equivalent to We will wait for the outcome (but has a stronger element of suspenseful expectation); We will await and … Modern English usage
Await — A*wait , v. i. 1. To watch. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To wait (on or upon). [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. To wait; to stay in waiting. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Await — A*wait , n. A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Await — A*wait , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awaited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awaiting}.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See {Wait}.] 1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To wait on, serve, or attend … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
await — index expect (anticipate), forestall, remain (stay), stay (rest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
await — (v.) early 13c., awaiten, from O.N.Fr. awaitier (O.Fr. agaitier) to lie in wait for, watch, observe, from a to + waitier to watch (see WAIT (Cf. wait) (v.)). Originally especially with a hostile sense. Related: Awaited; awaiting … Etymology dictionary
await — *expect, hope, look Analogous words: wait, abide, *stay Antonyms: despair … New Dictionary of Synonyms
await — [v] wait with expectation anticipate, attend, be prepared for, be ready for, cool one’s heels*, count on, hang around*, hang in*, hang out*, hope, look for, look forward to, stay, sweat*, sweat it out*; concept 26 … New thesaurus
await — ► VERB ▪ wait for … English terms dictionary
await — [ə wāt′] vt. [ME awaiten < Anglo Norm awaitier < a (L ad), to + waitier, WAIT)] 1. to wait for; expect 2. to be in store for; be ready for 3. Obs. to watch for so as to confront vi. to wait SYN. EXPECT … English World dictionary
await */ — UK [əˈweɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms await : present tense I/you/we/they await he/she/it awaits present participle awaiting past tense awaited past participle awaited formal 1) a) to wait for something that you expect to happen They were … English dictionary
