await

verb (await, awaits, awaited, awaiting)

«await» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal) To await is to wait for something. tree →
To await can mean to be ready or waiting for someone: A surprise awaits you. tree →

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.

In 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.

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 →

Note

Say «await something» (no «for»), but «wait for something». «Await for» is wrong. Formal or story style.

On Mova

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Trees and pragmatics of «await» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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