await

esperar

Esperar a que alguien llegue o a que algo ocurra.

En inglés sencillo: To wait for someone or something to arrive or happen.

• We await your reply.
• The passengers awaited news of their flight.
• She is awaiting the results of her blood test.

Cómo se usa: await someone/something (The committee awaits the final report.)

Sinónimos: wait for

Expresiones frecuentes: await a reply, await trial, await the results

esperar, aguardar

Estar preparado para alguien o ser algo que probablemente le ocurrirá en el futuro.

En inglés sencillo: To be ready for someone or likely to happen to them in the future.

• A surprise awaits you inside.
• Several difficult choices awaited her after graduation.
• What adventures await us on this island?

Cómo se usa: something awaits someone (A warm welcome awaits every visitor.)

Sinónimos: lie ahead of, be in store for

Expresiones frecuentes: await someone ahead, await someone inside, await the winner