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–AWAIT and WAIT: to sum up, there are two kinds of difference
- •grammartical difference
- the verb `await’ must have an object
- ex. I am awaiting for your answer.
- the object of 'await' is normally inanimate, not a person, and often abstract.
- »So you can't say, 'John was awaiting me'.
- –the verb `wait’ can come in different structures.
- »Use `wait’ on its own à ex. We have been waiting and waiting and nobody has come to talk to us.
- »Use `wait’ with another verb à ex. I waited in line to go into the theatre.
- »Use `wait’ with the length of time à ex. I have been waiting here for at least half an hour.
- »Use `wait’ to mention what or who the speaker have been waiting for à ex. I have been waiting for Joe for two hours!.
- •Formality difference
- –`await’ is more formal than `wait’ , so it would be used in formal writing.
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