await

[uh-weyt] /əˈweɪt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to wait for; expect; look for:
He is still awaiting an answer.
2.
to be in store for; be imminent:
A pleasant surprise awaits her in today's mail.
3.
Obsolete. to lie in wait for.
verb (used without object)
4.
to wait, as in expectation.
Origin
1200-50; Middle English awaiten < Old North French awaitier, equivalent to a- a-5 + waitier to wait
Related forms
awaiter, noun
Synonyms
1. See expect.
Examples from the web for await
  • It is not necessary to await receipt of an entry form.
  • Many unknown dinosaurs await discovery in rock formations all over the world, but some new species are hiding in plain sight.
  • And it is the prelude to other unforgettable experiences that await a few steps away.
  • As he headed into an uncharted expanse of rain forest, he left part of the expedition behind to await further supplies.
  • Early prototype cellular phones await the development of microchips.
  • Other than that, my recommendation is for us all to await the eventual release of the full videos.
  • Five long lectures full of numbingly dense, abstraction-and-neologism-riddled prose await the reader.
  • Determining whether his ability to function as a faculty member has been fatally undermined may await further events.
  • Inverted said at the beginning is one of the first pitfalls that await the novice who affects sprightliness.
  • They spend largely on their fabric, and await the slow return.
British Dictionary definitions for await

await

/əˈweɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to wait for; expect
2.
(transitive) to be in store for
3.
(intransitive) to wait, esp with expectation
4.
(transitive) (obsolete) to wait for in order to ambush
Word Origin and History for await
v.

early 13c., awaiten, from Old North French awaitier (Old French agaitier) "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" (see ad-) + waitier "to watch" (see wait (v.)). Originally especially with a hostile sense. Related: Awaited; awaiting.