abwarten — meaning in English

English meaning

• await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
• defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
• standby noun A state of being ready to act at short notice.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

abwarten is used for these senses in English:

• defer (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
• hold out (idiomatic, often, with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
• standby (proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone; .
• 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 and see (intransitive) To await the course of events before taking action.

defer — full definition

1. verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
2. verb To yield to someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority.

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