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Bookmark or Share- If the prefix "a-" means not, shouldn't "await" or "awaiting" mean ...then why does await or awaiting not mean "not waiting?" I read this earlier question (Is there a real difference between wait and await?) but this seems interested in the meaning. One co-worker passed it off as "another example of why English makes no sense." I'm hoping for a better explanation or at least some literary historic context.
- "Wait on" vs "wait for" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeBoth are acceptable. A waitress waiting on a customer in a restaurant means exactly the same thing as a mother waiting on a child's response to a question. The inference is standing ready in a state of suspension pending some future activity. The server stands ready awaiting instructions from the table.
- A word for "waiting for a reply" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeInbound > Open > Pending > Awaiting reply > Ready > Closed. I'd like to use single-words, so the one that sticks out like a sore thumb is "Awaiting reply". I obviously can't use "Pending" because that's already in use. And "Awaiting" is too similar to "Pending". Is there a word for "waiting for a reply"?
- word choice - when to use Wait and when to use await? - English ...I was talking about the general means of usage @KenMohnkern. You can use either Wait or Await sparingly since English is a flexible language.
- Is it correct to write "Awaiting to welcome you" in invitation?the verb "to await" is followed by a noun or nominal group/phrase and not a non-finite verb. Grammatically, it would be "awaiting your welcome" but this changes the meaning to the other person welcoming you!
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