await
[verb]
Synonyms:
- wait for, abide, anticipate, expect, look for, look forward to, stay for
- be in store for, attend, be in readiness for, be prepared for, be ready for, wait for

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Related Idioms: bide one's time, sweat (or tough) it out
Related Words: abide, stay, wait

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English Thesaurus: wait, hang around, hold on/hang on, can you hold on/hang on?, stand by/be on standby, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧wait /əˈweɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French; Origin: awaitier, from waitier; ⇒ wait¹]

1. to wait for something:
Several men are awaiting trial for robbery.

2. if a situation, event etc awaits you, it is going to happen in the future:
A terrible surprise awaited them at Mr Tumnus’ house.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

await
verb
ADV. anxiously She is anxiously awaiting a decision on her future.
eagerly, keenly, with interest The outcome of the appeal is awaited with interest.
patiently
PHRASES long awaited her long awaited return to professional tennis

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

await
verb
BAD: We await for your reply and apologize for any inconvenience.
GOOD: We await your reply and apologize for any inconvenience.

Usage Note:
await sb/sth (WITHOUT for ): 'The committee is awaiting a decision from head office.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

wait to stay somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc:
I’ll wait here while you call him.
He said he was waiting for a friend.
hang around (also hang about British English) informal to wait in a place not doing anything, especially so that you are wasting time:
They kept us hanging around for hours at the hospital.
hold on/hang on to wait because you are hoping that something will happen:
The captain decided it was best to hold on and wait for the other ship to arrive.
We hung on until the very last moment.
can you hold on/hang on? spoken used when telling someone to wait:
Can you hang on a minute? I just want to finish this email.
stand by/be on standby to wait and be ready to do something if needed – used especially about soldiers, police, medical teams etc:
The army are standing by.
Emergency services were on standby after someone called to say there was a bomb in the city centre.
await formal to wait for something – used about something that you know will happen or arrive:
I will await your reply (=in a formal letter).
In February, nearly 200,000 prisoners were awaiting trial.
The soldiers awaited the order to advance.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲