From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.
Meanings
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A waiting for; ambush.
For all that night, the whyles the Prince did rest […] He watcht in close awayt with weapons prest […] 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Also, madame, syte you well that there be many men spekith of oure love in this courte, and have you and me gretely in awayte, as thes Sir Aggravayne and Sir Mordred. 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VII, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.
Meanings
(formal, transitive) To wait for.
In love, however, women are brave. How many clamber over rooftops of houses and palaces, and are still doing it, when their lovers await them! 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 47:
Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, / Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night; 1674, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost:
I await your reply to my letter.
After 170416 heads into the bay platform (2) to be prepared for its next trip to 'Skeggy', there's time to grab a coffee and await the arrival of RAIL's next train - the 1144 Leicester-Grimsby Town. 2024 April 17, “Rural railways: do they deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1007, page 57:
I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
(transitive) To expect.
(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
Standing foursquare in the heart of the town, at the intersection of the two main streets, a "jog" at each street corner left around the market-house a little public square, which at this hour was well occupied by carts and wagons from the country and empty drays awaiting hire. 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.
O Eve, some further change awaits us nigh. 1674, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost:
(intransitive, transitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
(intransitive) To watch, observe.
(intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.
These are exotic lands where great adventures await.
la respecto (transitive: to wait for) · ca esperar (transitive: to expect) · pt esperar (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · nl wachten op (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · hi प्रतीक्षा (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · pl czekać (transitive: to be in store for) · got 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (transitive: to wait for) · mag 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂠𑂵𑂎𑂪 (transitive: to wait for) · fi tarjoilla (to serve) · mag 𑂃𑂣𑂵𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂰⸱𑂍𑂶𑂪 (transitive: to expect) · slr güyğüsi (transitive: to wait for) · ro a servi masa (to serve) · ary استنى (transitive: to wait for) · tk garaşmak (transitive: to wait for) · cs očekávat (transitive: to expect) · km រងចាំ (transitive: to wait for) · oc esperar (transitive: to wait for) · cmn 等候 (transitive: to wait for) · la praestōlor (transitive: to wait for) · et ootama (transitive: to wait for) · hu vár (transitive: to wait for) · sc ispettare (transitive: to wait for) · fr attendre (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · hi प्रतीक्षा (transitive: to wait for) · zza poşeyen (transitive: to wait for) · mi tauhanga (transitive: to wait for) · fi odottaa (intransitive: to watch) · zza pawen (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · sh čekati (transitive: to wait for) · nl dienen (to serve) · fi odottaa (transitive: to be in store for) · cs očekávat (transitive: to wait for) · ar اِسْتَأْنَى (transitive: to wait for) · sw kungojea (transitive: to wait for) · ru подожда́ть (transitive: to wait for) · io expektar (transitive: to expect) · mag 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂞𑂰𑂍𑂪 (transitive: to wait for) · vec aspetar (transitive: to wait for) · be ждаць (transitive: to wait for) · sc isettare (transitive: to wait for) · it servire (to serve) · nl wachten op (transitive: to wait for) · nl verwachten (transitive: to expect) · la expecto (transitive: to expect) · cs čekat (transitive: to wait for) · fr servir (to serve) · uk чека́ти (transitive: to wait for) · ko 기다리다 (transitive: to wait for) · bg очаквам (transitive: to expect) · da afvente (transitive: to wait for) · pl oczekiwać (transitive: to expect) · hi इंतज़ार करना (transitive: to wait for) · lo ລໍຖ້າ (transitive: to wait for) · es esperar (transitive: to wait for) · ar اِنْتَظَرَ (transitive: to wait for) · arz استنى (transitive: to wait for) · grc προσμένω (transitive: to wait for) · sdn asittà (transitive: to wait for) · eo atendi (transitive: to wait for) · ro aștepta (transitive: to expect) · ln zila (transitive: to wait for) · ary تسنى (transitive: to wait for) · nl afwachten (transitive: to wait for) · ba көтөү (transitive: to wait for) · pt aguardar (transitive: to wait for) · ba көтөү (transitive: to expect) · sh očekivati (transitive: to wait for) · ary عاين (transitive: to wait for) · ru обслу́живать (to serve) · zom nga (transitive: to wait for) · ru ожида́ть (transitive: to expect) · lv gaidīt (transitive: to wait for) · sh чекати (transitive: to wait for) · ru обслужи́ть (to serve) · ms mennungu (transitive: to wait for) · bg очаквам (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · mag 𑂉𑂖𑂹𑂔𑂰𑂩⸱𑂍𑂶𑂪 (transitive: to wait for) · wa ratinde (transitive: to wait for) · ca esperar (transitive: to wait for) · fi olettaa (transitive: to expect) · frr teew (transitive: to wait for) · bn অপেক্ষা করা (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · sc aspettài (transitive: to wait for) · cmn 等 (transitive: to wait for) · km ចាំ (transitive: to wait for) · la spero (transitive: to expect) · az gözləmək (transitive: to wait for) · hi अपेक्षा (transitive: to expect) · ka დალოდება (transitive: to wait for) · pt esperar (transitive: to wait for) · uk жда́ти (transitive: to wait for) · fa منتظر شدن (transitive: to wait for) · de abwarten (transitive: to wait for) · ary ساين (transitive: to wait for) · vi chờ (transitive: to wait for) · la opperior (transitive: to wait for) · bn অপেক্ষা করা (transitive: to wait for) · uk очі́кувати (transitive: to wait for) · kk күту (transitive: to wait for) · sc agguardai (transitive: to wait for) · he הִמְתִּין (transitive: to wait for) · pt esperar (transitive: to be in store for) · wa rawårder (transitive: to wait for) · sl čakati (transitive: to wait for) · pt esperar (transitive: to expect) · id menunggu (transitive: to wait for) · pl czekać (transitive: to wait for) · mi tatari (transitive: to wait for) · sk čakať (transitive: to wait for) · mag 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂡𑂩𑂪 (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · cmn 等待 (transitive: to wait for) · fi odottaa (transitive: to expect) · nl liggen te wachten (transitive: to be in store for) · sq pres (transitive: to wait for) · vec spetar (transitive: to wait for) · mk чека (transitive: to wait for) · ro aștepta (transitive: to wait for) · qu şuyai (transitive: to wait for) · is bíða (transitive: to wait for) · gl agardar (transitive: to wait for) · id tunggu (transitive: to wait for) · ajp استنى (transitive: to wait for) · cmn 候 (transitive: to wait for) · ru ожида́ть (transitive: to be in store for) · ca esperar (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · nl verwachten (transitive: to wait for) · uz kutmoq (transitive: to wait for) · tt көтәргә (transitive: to wait for) · izh ootella (transitive: to wait for) · mi tauwhanga (transitive: to wait for) · tl maghintay (transitive: to wait for) · fr attendre (transitive: to wait for) · zza venderden (transitive: to wait for) · be чака́ць (transitive: to wait for) · de erwarten (transitive: to wait for) · ur منتظر ہونا (transitive: to wait for) · wa s' atinde a (transitive: to expect) · qu suyai (transitive: to wait for) · la exspecto (transitive: to wait for) · mag 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂥𑂰𑂢𑂹𑂯𑂪 𑂥𑂱𑂪𑂧𑂪 (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · hy սպասել (transitive: to wait for) · vi đợi (transitive: to wait for) · bg ча́кам (transitive: to wait for) · fi odottaa (transitive: to wait for) · sc appittu (transitive: to wait for) · fi odottaa (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · vi chờ đợi (transitive: to wait for) · pl oczekiwać (transitive: to wait for) · ta காத்திரு (transitive: to wait for) · hy սպասել (transitive: to expect) · lo ລໍ (transitive: to wait for) · pl oczekiwać (transitive: to be in store for) · ary سانى (transitive: to wait for) · sdc aipittà (transitive: to wait for) · fr guetter (intransitive: to watch) · bn অপেক্ষা করা (transitive: to expect) · sc abettài (transitive: to wait for) · nl klaarliggen (transitive: to be in store for) · es esperarse (transitive: to expect) · ta காத்திரு (transitive: to be in store for) · it aspettare (transitive: to wait for) · sc appelidare (transitive: to wait for) · es aguardar (transitive: to expect) · tr beklemek (transitive: to wait for) · kk тосу (transitive: to wait for) · pa اُڈِیکݨا (transitive: to wait for) · th รอ (transitive: to wait for) · io vartar (transitive: to wait for) · nb avvente (transitive: to wait for) · ru ожида́ть (transitive: to wait for) · it attendere (transitive: to wait for) · wa atinde (transitive: to wait for) · pt servir (to serve) · ky күтүү (transitive: to wait for) · ms tunggu (transitive: to wait for) · sv invänta (transitive: to wait for) · sh очекивати (transitive: to wait for) · mi whanga (transitive: to wait for) · de warten auf (transitive: to wait for) · es aguardar (transitive: to be in store for) · fro atandre (transitive: to wait for) · ja 待つ (transitive: to wait for) · bg оча́квам (transitive: to wait for) · fi tarkkailla (intransitive: to watch) · ru ждать (transitive: to wait for) · zza pawayen (transitive: to wait for) · fi palvella (to serve) · fr s'attendre à (transitive: to expect) · grc προσδέχομαι (transitive: to wait for) · lv sagaidīt (transitive: to wait for) · nl bedienen (to serve) · fa منتظر ... بودن (transitive: to wait for) · pt aguardar (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · mn хүлээх (transitive: to wait for) · sdc aisittà (transitive: to wait for) · sv vänta (transitive: to wait for) · ur انتظار کرنا (transitive: to wait for) · es aguardar (transitive: to wait for) · ta காத்திரு (transitive: to expect) · lt laukti (transitive: to wait for) · ro aștepta (intransitive, to stay in waiting) · de harren (transitive: to wait for) · mk очекува (transitive: to wait for) · es esperar (transitive: to expect) · la expecto (transitive: to wait for) · sk očakávať (transitive: to wait for) · bg обслу́жвам (to serve) · ja 期待する (transitive: to expect) · af wag (transitive: to wait for) · he חִכָּה (transitive: to wait for)