afwachten — meaning in English

English meaning

• abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
• await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.
• wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.
• waiting noun The act of remaining somewhere until something happens.

Senses

afwachten is used for these senses in English:

• abide (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]
• await (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
• await (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
• tarry (intransitive) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
• tarry (transitive) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
• wait (intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
• waiting The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

abide — full definition

1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

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