Definition of await Await
/ʌwejˈt/ - [uweyt] - a•wait
We found 22 definitions of await from 7 different sources.
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What does await mean?
WordNet
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| await - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" | ||
| expect, look, wait | ||
| expect look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March" | ||
| look forward expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon" | ||
| look to turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings" | ||
| hold the line, hang on, hold on hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant | ||
| look for, look to, anticipate turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- await (Noun)
A waiting for; ambush. - await (Noun)
Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation. - await (Verb)
To wait for. - await (Verb)
To expect. - await (Verb)
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for. - await (Verb)
To wait on, serve or attend to. - await (Verb)
To watch, observe. - await (Verb)
To wait on or upon. - await (Verb)
To wait; to stay in waiting.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- await (v. t.)
To watch for; to look out for. - await (v. t.)
To wait on, serve, or attend. - await (v. t.)
To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect. - await (v. t.)
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good. - await (v. i.)
To watch. - await (v. i.)
To wait (on or upon). - await (v. i.)
To wait; to stay in waiting. - await (n.)
A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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await
To look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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await
a-wāt′, v.t. to wait or look for: to be in store for: to attend: (obs.) to lie in wait for, to watch. [Through Fr. from the common Teutonic root of Ger. wacht, en, Eng. Wait.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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await
Ambush; cutting off vessels by means of boats hidden in coves which they must pass in their course.
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🔤- await, verb, present, 1st person singular of await (infinitive).
- await, verb (infinitive).
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