HOW TO PRONOUNCE
await
/əˈweɪt/
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What does await mean?
verb
- To wait for.
- To expect.
- To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
More meanings (5)
verb
- To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
- To watch, observe.
- To wait; to stay in waiting.
noun
- (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush.
- (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈweɪt/
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“Now, captain,” said the squire, “you were right, and I was wrong. I own myself an ass, and I await your orders.”
Towards night, we were obliged to cast anchor over a shoal in the middle of the river to await the ebb tide.
More book examples (3)
“Go, my dear fellow, and see whether the third division has passed the village. Tell it to stop and await my orders.”
It was after midnight when she left the car at Grand Rapids, and went into the depot to await the coming of day.
With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy.