Await vs. Wait

Awaitverb

To wait for.

Awaitverb

(transitive) To expect.

Awaitverb

(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.

Awaitverb

To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.

Awaitverb

(intransitive) To watch, observe.

Awaitverb

(intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.

Awaitnoun

(obsolete) A waiting for; ambush.

Awaitnoun

(obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

Awaitverb

To watch for; to look out for.

Awaitverb

To wait on, serve, or attend.

Awaitverb

To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.

Awaitverb

To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good.

Awaitverb

To watch.

Awaitverb

To wait (on or upon).

Awaitverb

To wait; to stay in waiting.

Awaitnoun

A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.

Awaitverb

look forward to the probable occurrence of;

Awaitverb

wait for (an event)

Awaitverb

(of an event or circumstance) be in store for (someone)

Waitverb

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

Waitverb

(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

Waitverb

To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

Waitverb

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

Waitverb

(obsolete) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.

Waitverb

To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

Waitverb

(intransitive) To remain celibate while one's lover is unavailable.

Waitnoun

A delay.

Waitnoun

An ambush.

Waitnoun

(obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.

Waitnoun

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

Waitnoun

Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]

Waitverb

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

Waitverb

To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.

Waitverb

To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.

Waitverb

To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.

Waitverb

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

Waitverb

To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; - said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.

Waitnoun

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Waitnoun

Ambush.

Waitnoun

One who watches; a watchman.

Waitnoun

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.

Waitnoun

Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.

Waitnoun

time during which some action is awaited;

Waitnoun

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something);

Waitverb

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something;

Waitverb

wait before acting

Waitverb

look forward to the probable occurrence of;

Waitverb

serve as a waiter in a restaurant;

Waitverb

stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event

Waitverb

stay where one is or delay action until (someone) arrives or is ready

Waitverb

be left until a later time before being dealt with

Waitverb

defer (a meal) until a person's arrival

Waitverb

remain in readiness for a purpose

Waitverb

(of a vehicle) be parked for a short time at the side of a road.

Waitverb

used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen

Waitverb

act as a waiter or waitress, serving food and drink

Waitnoun

a period of waiting

Waitnoun

street singers of Christmas carols.

Waitnoun

official bands of musicians maintained by a city or town.