Associations to the word «Await»
Noun
- Sentencing
- Arrival
- Coming
- Impatience
- Bail
- Summons
- Reinforcement
- Jail
- Overhaul
- Return
- Trial
- Execution
- Deportation
- Fate
- Verdict
- Detention
- Confirmation
- Resurrection
- Onslaught
- Disposal
- Custody
- Suspense
- Transplant
- Ratification
- Tiding
- Shipment
- Messiah
- Restoration
- Destiny
- Approval
- Detainee
- Doom
- Bridegroom
- Eagerness
- Reply
- Prison
- Demolition
- Instruction
- Patience
- Redevelopment
- Outcome
- Inmate
- Telegram
- Deliverance
- Torment
- Ambush
- Disappointment
- Confinement
- Advent
- Punishment
- Anxiety
- Nightfall
- Awakening
- Martyrdom
- Anticipation
- Leisure
- Peril
- Completion
- Clearance
- Sentence
- Throng
- Evacuation
Adjective
Wiktionary
AWAIT, verb. (transitive) (formal) To wait for.
AWAIT, verb. (transitive) To expect.
AWAIT, verb. (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
AWAIT, verb. (transitive) To wait on, serve or attend.
AWAIT, verb. (intransitive) To watch, observe.
AWAIT, verb. (intransitive) To wait (on or upon).
AWAIT, verb. (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.
AWAIT, noun. (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush.
AWAIT, noun. (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
Dictionary definition
AWAIT, verb. Look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.