await

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• UK: /əˈweɪt/
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• rhymes with -eɪt
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 W EY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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.

210 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: wag — transitive: to wait for
• Albanian: pres — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: اِنْتَظَرَ (intaẓara) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: اِسْتَأْنَى (istaʔnā) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: استنى (estanna) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: تسنى (tsanna) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: استنى (stanna) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: ساين (sāyin) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: عاين (ʕāyin) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: سانى (sāna) — transitive: to wait for
• Arabic: استنى (istanna) — transitive: to wait for
• Armenian: սպասել (spasel) — transitive: to wait for
• Azerbaijani: gözləmək — transitive: to wait for
• Bashkir: көтөү (kötöw) — transitive: to wait for
• Belarusian: чака́ць (čakácʹ) — transitive: to wait for
• Belarusian: ждаць (ždacʹ) — transitive: to wait for
• Bengali: অপেক্ষা করা (opekkha kora) — transitive: to wait for
• Bulgarian: ча́кам (čákam) — transitive: to wait for
• Bulgarian: оча́квам (očákvam) — transitive: to wait for
• Catalan: esperar — transitive: to wait for
• Chinese Mandarin: 等待 (děngdài) — transitive: to wait for
• Chinese Mandarin: 等候 (děnghòu) — transitive: to wait for
• Chinese Mandarin: 等 (děng) — transitive: to wait for
• Chinese Mandarin: 候 (hòu) — transitive: to wait for
• Czech: očekávat — transitive: to wait for
• Czech: čekat — transitive: to wait for
• Danish: afvente — transitive: to wait for
• Dutch: verwachten — transitive: to wait for
• Dutch: wachten op — transitive: to wait for
• Dutch: afwachten — transitive: to wait for
• Esperanto: atendi — transitive: to wait for
• Estonian: ootama — transitive: to wait for
• Finnish: odottaa — transitive: to wait for
• French: attendre — transitive: to wait for
• Old French: atandre — transitive: to wait for
• North Frisian: teew — transitive: to wait for
• Galician: agardar — transitive: to wait for
• Gallurese: asittà — transitive: to wait for
• Georgian: დალოდება (dalodeba) — transitive: to wait for
• German: erwarten — transitive: to wait for
• German: harren — transitive: to wait for
• German: warten auf — transitive: to wait for
• German: abwarten — transitive: to wait for
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (beidan) — transitive: to wait for
• Ancient Greek: προσμένω (prosménō) — transitive: to wait for
• Ancient Greek: προσδέχομαι (prosdékhomai) — transitive: to wait for
• Hebrew: חִכָּה (khiká) — transitive: to wait for
• Hebrew: הִמְתִּין (himtín) — transitive: to wait for
• Hindi: प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā) — transitive: to wait for
• Hindi: इंतज़ार करना (intazār karnā) — transitive: to wait for
• Hungarian: vár — transitive: to wait for
• Icelandic: bíða — transitive: to wait for
• Ido: vartar — transitive: to wait for
• Indonesian: menunggu — transitive: to wait for
• Indonesian: tunggu — transitive: to wait for
• Ingrian: ootella — transitive: to wait for
• Italian: aspettare — transitive: to wait for
• Italian: attendere — transitive: to wait for
• Japanese: 待つ (matsu) — transitive: to wait for
• Kazakh: күту (kütu) — transitive: to wait for
• Kazakh: тосу (tosu) — transitive: to wait for
• Khmer: ចាំ (jam) — transitive: to wait for
• Khmer: រងចាំ (rɔɔng jam) — transitive: to wait for
• Korean: 기다리다 (gidarida) — transitive: to wait for
• Kyrgyz: күтүү (kütüü) — transitive: to wait for
• Lao: ລໍ (lǭ) — transitive: to wait for
• Lao: ລໍຖ້າ (lǭ thā) — transitive: to wait for
• Latin: opperior — transitive: to wait for
• Latin: expecto — transitive: to wait for
• Latin: exspecto — transitive: to wait for
• Latin: praestōlor — transitive: to wait for
• Latin: respecto — transitive: to wait for
• Latvian: sagaidīt — transitive: to wait for
• Latvian: gaidīt — transitive: to wait for
• Lingala: zila — transitive: to wait for
• Lithuanian: laukti — transitive: to wait for
• Macedonian: чека (čeka) — transitive: to wait for
• Macedonian: очекува (očekuva) — transitive: to wait for
• Magahi: 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂞𑂰𑂍𑂪 (asrā tākal) — transitive: to wait for
• Magahi: 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂠𑂵𑂎𑂪 (asrā dekhal) — transitive: to wait for
• Magahi: 𑂉𑂖𑂹𑂔𑂰𑂩⸱𑂍𑂶𑂪 (eñjār kail) — transitive: to wait for
• Malay: mennungu — transitive: to wait for
• Malay: tunggu — transitive: to wait for
• Māori: tauwhanga — transitive: to wait for
• Māori: tauhanga — transitive: to wait for
• Māori: tatari — transitive: to wait for
• Māori: whanga — transitive: to wait for
• Mongolian: хүлээх (xüleex) — transitive: to wait for
• Norwegian Bokmål: avvente — transitive: to wait for
• Occitan: esperar — transitive: to wait for
• Persian: منتظر شدن (montazer šodan) — transitive: to wait for
• Persian: منتظر ... بودن (montazer-e ... budan) — transitive: to wait for
• Polish: czekać — transitive: to wait for
• Polish: oczekiwać — transitive: to wait for
• Portuguese: esperar — transitive: to wait for
• Portuguese: aguardar — transitive: to wait for
• Punjabi: اُڈِیکݨا (uḍīkṇā) — transitive: to wait for
• Quechua: suyai — transitive: to wait for
• Quechua: şuyai — transitive: to wait for
• Romanian: aștepta — transitive: to wait for
• Russian: ждать (ždatʹ) — transitive: to wait for
• Russian: подожда́ть (podoždátʹ) — transitive: to wait for
• Russian: ожида́ть (ožidátʹ) — transitive: to wait for
• Salar: güyğüsi — transitive: to wait for
• Campidanese Sardinian: abettài — transitive: to wait for
• Campidanese Sardinian: agguardai — transitive: to wait for
• Campidanese Sardinian: aspettài — transitive: to wait for
• Sardinian: appelidare — transitive: to wait for
• Sardinian: appittu — transitive: to wait for
• Sardinian: isettare — transitive: to wait for
• Sardinian: ispettare — transitive: to wait for
• Sassarese: aipittà — transitive: to wait for
• Sassarese: aisittà — transitive: to wait for
• Serbo-Croatian: чекати — transitive: to wait for
• Serbo-Croatian: очекивати — transitive: to wait for
• Serbo-Croatian: čekati — transitive: to wait for
• Serbo-Croatian: očekivati — transitive: to wait for
• Slovak: čakať — transitive: to wait for
• Slovak: očakávať — transitive: to wait for
• Slovene: čakati — transitive: to wait for
• Spanish: esperar — transitive: to wait for
• Spanish: aguardar — transitive: to wait for
• Swahili: kungojea — transitive: to wait for
• Swedish: invänta — transitive: to wait for
• Swedish: vänta — transitive: to wait for
• Tagalog: maghintay — transitive: to wait for
• Tamil: காத்திரு (kāttiru) — transitive: to wait for
• Tatar: көтәргә (kötärgä) — transitive: to wait for
• Thai: รอ (rɔɔ) — transitive: to wait for
• Turkish: beklemek — transitive: to wait for
• Turkmen: garaşmak — transitive: to wait for
• Ukrainian: чека́ти (čekáty) — transitive: to wait for
• Ukrainian: жда́ти (ždáty) — transitive: to wait for
• Ukrainian: очі́кувати (očíkuvaty) — transitive: to wait for
• Urdu: انتظار کرنا (intazār karnā) — transitive: to wait for
• Urdu: منتظر ہونا (muntazir honā) — transitive: to wait for
• Uzbek: kutmoq — transitive: to wait for
• Venetan: aspetar — transitive: to wait for
• Venetan: spetar — transitive: to wait for
• Vietnamese: chờ đợi — transitive: to wait for
• Vietnamese: chờ — transitive: to wait for
• Vietnamese: đợi — transitive: to wait for
• Walloon: ratinde — transitive: to wait for
• Walloon: rawårder — transitive: to wait for
• Walloon: atinde — transitive: to wait for
• Zazaki: venderden — transitive: to wait for
• Zazaki: pawayen — transitive: to wait for
• Zazaki: poşeyen — transitive: to wait for
• Zou: nga — transitive: to wait for
• Armenian: սպասել (spasel) — transitive: to expect
• Bashkir: көтөү (kötöw) — transitive: to expect
• Bengali: অপেক্ষা করা (opekkha kora) — transitive: to expect
• Bulgarian: очаквам (očakvam) — transitive: to expect
• Catalan: esperar — transitive: to expect
• Czech: očekávat — transitive: to expect
• Dutch: verwachten — transitive: to expect
• Finnish: odottaa — transitive: to expect
• Finnish: olettaa — transitive: to expect
• French: s'attendre à — transitive: to expect
• Hindi: अपेक्षा (apekṣā) — transitive: to expect
• Ido: expektar — transitive: to expect
• Japanese: 期待する (kitai suru) — transitive: to expect
• Latin: expecto — transitive: to expect
• Latin: spero — transitive: to expect
• Magahi: 𑂃𑂣𑂵𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂰⸱𑂍𑂶𑂪 (apecchā kail) — transitive: to expect
• Polish: oczekiwać — transitive: to expect
• Portuguese: esperar — transitive: to expect
• Romanian: aștepta — transitive: to expect
• Russian: ожида́ть (ožidátʹ) — transitive: to expect
• Spanish: esperar — transitive: to expect
• Spanish: aguardar — transitive: to expect
• Spanish: esperarse — transitive: to expect
• Tamil: காத்திரு (kāttiru) — transitive: to expect
• Walloon: s' atinde a — transitive: to expect
• Dutch: klaarliggen — transitive: to be in store for
• Dutch: liggen te wachten — transitive: to be in store for
• Finnish: odottaa — transitive: to be in store for
• Polish: czekać — transitive: to be in store for
• Polish: oczekiwać — transitive: to be in store for
• Portuguese: esperar — transitive: to be in store for
• Russian: ожида́ть (ožidátʹ) — transitive: to be in store for
• Spanish: aguardar — transitive: to be in store for
• Tamil: காத்திரு (kāttiru) — transitive: to be in store for
• Bulgarian: обслу́жвам (obslúžvam) — to serve
• Dutch: bedienen — to serve
• Dutch: dienen — to serve
• Finnish: tarjoilla — to serve
• Finnish: palvella — to serve
• French: servir — to serve
• Italian: servire — to serve
• Portuguese: servir — to serve
• Romanian: a servi masa — to serve
• Russian: обслу́живать (obslúživatʹ) — to serve
• Russian: обслужи́ть (obslužítʹ) — to serve
• Finnish: odottaa — intransitive: to watch
• Finnish: tarkkailla — intransitive: to watch
• French: guetter — intransitive: to watch
• Bengali: অপেক্ষা করা (opekkha kora) — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Bulgarian: очаквам (očakvam) — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Catalan: esperar — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Dutch: wachten op — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Finnish: odottaa — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• French: attendre — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Hindi: प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā) — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Magahi: 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂡𑂩𑂪 (asrā dharal) — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Magahi: 𑂃𑂮𑂩𑂰⸱𑂥𑂰𑂢𑂹𑂯𑂪 𑂥𑂱𑂪𑂧𑂪 (asrā bānhal) — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Portuguese: esperar — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Portuguese: aguardar — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Romanian: aștepta — intransitive, to stay in waiting
• Zazaki: pawen — intransitive, to stay in waiting