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Added 9 October 2026

await

/əˈweɪt/ verb

In Latin: opperior, expecto, exspecto Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about await at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Look forward to the probable occurrence of.
We were expecting a visit from our relatives

Origin

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.

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