/aɣwaɾˈðaɾ/
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Translation
to wait for, to await
Word origin
From a- plus guardar ('to guard, to keep'), which comes from a Germanic root wardon ('to watch, to guard'). To await is to keep watch for something.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- wardon
- English cognates
- guard, ward
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
.
We must await the right moment.
pacientemente .
He waited patiently for the train to arrive.
impaciencia.
We await news from them impatiently.
¿ , ?
Can you wait a moment, please?
Muchas .
Many surprises await us on this journey.
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