Definitions for await

await a·wait

Spelling: [uh-weyt]
IPA: /əˈweɪt/

Await is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in await (aaitw).

Definitions for await

verb (used with object)

  1. to wait for; expect; look for:
  2. to be in store for; be imminent:
  3. Obsolete. to lie in wait for.

verb (used without object)

  1. to wait, as in expectation.

Origin of await

1200-50; Middle English awaiten Old North French awaitier, equivalent to a- a-5 + waitier to wait

Examples for await

Now they neared the foot of the shaft where the rest of the party seemed to await them.

And now, they await a potential appeals process while continuing to chip away at piles of litigation.

The officers warned my cowering Oma (grandma) what might await the cousin if she ever did return.

They are being held in a prison in Sicily and await judicial action.

The pyramids of Meroe await a day when stability will allow outsiders to peek at a forgotten ancient kingdom.

Having stabled the horses as I was bidden, I came back here to await them.

Both will afford me encouragement and support in the vicissitudes which yet await me.

But Posthumus will not await the proof for which he has asked.

I stopped, thinking that as good a place as any to await developments.

They will be subjected to inquisition, and will await resurrection in the grave like any normal Muslim.

Word Value for await
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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