Word a Day
await
What does await mean?
await (verb): to wait for.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use await in a sentence?
- I await your reply to my letter. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce await?
/əˈweɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does await come from?
From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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