Question 1 · Quick check
await
CEFRB1
/əˈweɪt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To wait for someone or something to happen or arrive.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
Examples
We await the visit of our uncle with a happy heart.
With the President dead now, the new policies will have to await government approval.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo expect.
To wait for.
To watch, observe.
More examples
In contextGlorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.
I await your reply to my letter.
These are exotic lands where great adventures await.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.