Await is slightly older and first appeared in English in the 13th century. “I await your payment,” said the bounty hunter as she dropped the head of her target at her client’s feet.īoth wait and await are very old words.I await the exciting conclusion of the HBO series Game of Thrones in 2019.I am awaiting your response would be a more appropriate construction. The sentence I am awaiting is improperly constructed you must be awaiting something. Wait can be used without an object, like in the sentence I am waiting.While await and wait are similar in terms of meaning, they differ in usage.
