await

«await» in Mova's school dictionary: to wait for something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

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

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

• 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.