a·wait 
(ə-wāt)
(ə-wāt)v. a·wait·ed, a·wait·ing, a·waits
v.tr.
1.
a. To wait for. See Synonyms at expect.
b. To be kept as ready for: a contract awaiting signature.
2. To be in store for: Death awaits us all.
v.intr.
To be in store: A busy day awaits.
[Middle English awaiten, from Old North French awaitier : a-, on (from Latin ad-; see AD-) + waitier, to watch; see WAIT.]
- Indo-European root: tek-
- Indo-European root: teks-
- Indo-European root: telə-
- Indo-European root: tem-
- Indo-European root: ten-
- Indo-European root: terkw-
- Indo-European root: ters-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: teutā-
- Indo-European root: teuə-
- Indo-European root: tkei-
- Indo-European root: to-
- Indo-European root: tolkw-
- Indo-European root: tong-
- Indo-European root: treb-
- Indo-European root: trei-
- Indo-European root: trep-
- Indo-European root: treud-
- Indo-European root: tu-
- Indo-European root: ud-
- Indo-European root: uks-en-
- Indo-European root: uper
- Indo-European root: upo
- Indo-European root: wal-