await
part of speech
verb (await, awaits, awaited, awaiting)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To await is to wait for something. tree →
2) To await can mean to be ready or waiting for someone: A surprise awaits you. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Micah it means to hope or wait for help. Interpretation: Micah says the remnant of Jacob will be like dew that does not depend on people. Tradition reads it as showing that Israel's survival comes from God alone. In the primary lessons: A formal or story word: «We await your reply» in letters, «Adventure awaits!» in stories. Everyday speech uses «wait for». Unlike «wait», «await» takes an object directly with no «for». Phrases: eagerly awaited, await results.
examples
- And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass, that are not looked for from man, nor awaited at the hands of the sons of men. (Prophets MIC.5.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- We await your reply. tree →
- A big surprise awaits you at home. tree →
- The children eagerly awaited the holidays. tree →
- The results are still awaited. tree →
- Danger awaited the explorers in the cave. tree →
- (formal) Please await further instructions. tree →
note
Say «await something» (no «for»), but «wait for something». «Await for» is wrong. Formal or story style.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «await» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.