Await
/əˈweɪt/noun
To wait for something or someone.
Did you know?In Old English, 'await' was tied to the concept of 'watching' or 'keeping watch', invoking a sense of anticipation steeped in vigilance and mystique.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wēid-
“to see, to know, to observe, invoking a sense of watchfulness.”
Old English
Anglo-Saxon
āweard
“to watch over, to be on guard, entwined with notions of vigilance.”
Middle English
Middle English
awaite
“to keep watch, to await, emphasizing a sense of expectation.”
Modern English
English
await
“to wait for, carrying the weight of anticipation and the unseen.”