await Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb look forward to the probable occurrence of
    expect; wait; look.
    • We were expecting a visit from our relatives
    • She is looking to a promotion
    • he is waiting to be drafted

WordNet

A*wait" transitive verb
Etymology
OF. awaitier, agaitier; (L. ad) + waitier, gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See Wait.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Awaited; present participle & verbal noun Awaiting
Definitions
  1. To watch for; to look out for. Obs.
  2. To wait on, serve, or attend. Obs.
  3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
    Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night. Milton.
  4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good.
    O Eve, some farther change awaits us night. Milton.
A*wait" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To watch. Obs. Chaucer.
  2. To wait (on or upon). Obs.
  3. To wait; to stay in waiting. Darwin.
A*wait" noun
Definitions
  1. A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913