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HI,Please tell me which is correct?1.We are awaiting for your reposnse.  OR2. We await for your response.

Francesca · Accepted Answer

Hey Anon, why don't you tell us your thought first?

Jackson6612 · Answer

Please tell me which one is correct?
1.We are awaiting for your response.
2. We await for your response.

I believe both. The context will tell you which one to use.

Context:
Employer: What did you do about that tax notice?
Employee: Sir, I did nothing. I was awaiting for your reply/response.

Context:
I await for the time when this world will be free of hypocrites like you.

Good luck.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

You await something or you wait for something. The latter is more common, except at the end of letters/emails.

Best wishes, Clive

Mbouti · Answer

I think both are correct and can be used in different situations.

Tanit · Answer

mboutiI think both are correct and can be used in different situations.

Hi,
Please read again Clive's answer: you await something or wait for something.
Should you need some kind of reference, please have a look at the following examples from the http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=5138&dict=CALD:

await verb [ T ] FORMAL
to wait for, or be waiting for something:
He's anxiously awaiting his test results.
A marvellous reception awaited me on my first day at work.

... from the Oxford dictionary:

await verb [ T ] FORMAL
1 to wait for sb/sth: He is in custody awaiting trial. (missing image) Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.
2 to be going to happen to sb: A warm welcome awaits all our guests. (missing image) Who knows what dangers may await us?
... or from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await:

transitive verb1obsolete : to lie in wait for2 a: to wait for <awaiting his arrival> b: to remain in abeyance until <a treaty awaiting ratification>3: to be in store for <wonders what awaits him next>
See? No preposition after "await" .

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