Science Fair Project Dictionary
Await
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English
Noun
Verb (transitive)
to await (present participle awaiting, past tense and past participle awaited)
- (formal) To wait for.
- I await your reply to my letter.
- To wait on, serve, or attend (to).
- To expect.
- To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good.
Usage notes
- As await means to wait for, it is not followed by "for". I am awaiting for your reply is therefore incorrect.
Translations
- French: attendre
- Italian: aspettare
Verb (intransitive)
- To watch.
- To wait (on or upon).
- To wait; to stay in waiting.
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