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Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
what's the different between "wait" and "await"?
As the title suggests.
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The basic difference is that "wait" needs the preposition "for" to work with an object in a sentence. I'm waiting for your answer. I await your answer.
- The basic difference is that "wait" needs the preposition "for" to work with an object in a sentence.
- I'm waiting for your answer.
- I await your answer.
- And oddly enough, "await" in its present simple form expresses the same continuous aspect of "I'm waiting".
- That's pretty much it -- "waiting" is definitely more common, "await" seems more formal.
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The basic difference is that "wait" needs the preposition "for" to work with an object in a sentence.
I'm waiting for your answer.
I await your answer.
And oddly enough, "await" in its present simple form expresses the same continuous aspect of "I'm waiting". That's pretty much it -- "waiting" is definitely more common, "await" seems more formal.
I'm waiting for your answer.
I await your answer.
And oddly enough, "await" in its present simple form expresses the same continuous aspect of "I'm waiting". That's pretty much it -- "waiting" is definitely more common, "await" seems more formal.
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The only common transitive use of "wait" I can think of is in the expression "wait your turn". But it's possible that it originally read "await your turn" and the "a" simply disappeared with time.
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