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Word: Await
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French awaitier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + waitier ‘to wait’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈweɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
wait for (an event)
Short Definition:wait for
Examples:- we await the proposals with impatience
- remand prisoners awaiting trial
- an eagerly awaited debut
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