Meaning of await | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A waiting for; ambush.
   obsolete
2. To be in store: A busy day awaits.
3. Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
   obsolete
4. To look forward to confidently:anticipate, bargain for (or on), count on, depend on (or upon), expect, look for, wait (for).
5. to wait for. We await your arrival with expectation. wag op يَنْتَظِر очаквам esperar očekávat erwarten vente på; afvente αναμένω, περιμένωesperar, 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, afwachtenventeoczekiwać انتظار ویستل ، سترګی په لار اوسیدل esperar a aştepta ожидать očakávať pričakovati očekivati invänta, emotse รอคอย beklemek ...
6. To wait for. See Synonyms at expect.
7. To be in store for: Death awaits us all.
8. (tr) to wait for; expect
   tr
9. (tr) to be in store for
   tr
10. (intr) to wait, esp with expectation
    intr
11. (tr) obsolete to wait for in order to ambush
    tr
12. to wait for; expect; look for: still awaiting an answer.

Equivalents

Examples

“Also, madame, syte you well that there be many men spekith of oure love in this courte, and have you and me gretely in awayte, as thes Sir Aggravayne and Sir Mordred.”

“For all that night, the whyles the Prince did rest […] He watcht in close awayt with weapons prest […].”

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