WAIT vs. AWAIT

Guys …. Anyway I’m gonna share little tips about 2 words that sometimes make us confused “WAIT & AWAIT”. Actually it’s simple right? We just need to add the “A” before “WAIT”. ^_^

So how is it different? Let’s try to find out!!!

Even though the words “wait & await” basically  mean the same thing, but they are absolutely have different in the usage.

AWAIT

     Await is transitive verb that must be followed by object, and sometimes the object that follows the word “AWAIT”  is abstract noun (not person).

Example:

I am awaiting your answer.

Gina wasn’t the only one awaiting her arrival

Did you await the signs?

You can’t say:

She was awaiting for me

I am awaiting you now

But if it uses the object as the object of person,  it can be such this form. But mostly it’s added with “will”.

Example:

We’re already here and will await you.

“I’ll await him outside,” Faris said.

WAIT

  Wait is intransitive verb (the verb that doesn’t need an object).

The usages:

1. Wait without the other additional words.

Example:

We have been waiting (we have been awaiting)

I waited (I awaited)

2. Followed by infinitive

Example:

I waited in queue to buy the cloth

We are waiting to hear from you

3. If it’s followed by an object, use the preposition “For” before an object.

Example:

I am waiting for you (I’m awaiting you)

They are waiting for her call. (they are awaiting for her call)

Otherwise, the word “await” doesn’t require a preposition “for”.

Example:

We are awaiting his call (we are awaiting for his call)

4. The word “wait” is usually used with duration.

I have been waiting for two hours

Thanks for reading guys. I hope that this lesson can help you. See you next time. ^_^

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