await

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈweɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪt === Verb === await (third-person singular simple present awaits, present participle awaiting, simple past and past participle awaited) (transitive, formal) To wait for. (transitive) To expect. (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for. (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon. (intransitive) To watch, observe. (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting. ==== Usage notes ==== As await means to wait for, it is not followed by "for". *I am awaiting for your reply is therefore incorrect. ==== Synonyms ==== (wait for): wait for, anticipate, listen (of a sound); See also Thesaurus:wait for (serve or attend): attend to, service; See also Thesaurus:serve ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === await (plural awaits) (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush. (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation. === References === === Anagrams === Iwata