AWAIT


Meaning of AWAIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈwāt ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French aweiter, aguaiter, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + guaiter to watch — more at wait

Date: 13th century

transitive verb

1. obsolete : to lie in wait for

2.

a. : to wait for

await ing his arrival

b. : to remain in abeyance until

a treaty await ing ratification

3. : to be in store for

wonders what await s him next

intransitive verb

1. obsolete : attend

2. : to stay or be in waiting : wait

3. : to be in store

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.