"waiting" ve "awaiting " arasındaki fark nedir? (2025)

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Good question. Its mostly a grammatical difference: The verb 'await' must have an object - for example, 'I am awaiting your answer'. And the object of 'await' is normally inanimate, not a person, and often abstract. So you can't say, 'John was awaiting me'.

In addition, await is typically more formal. You'd almost always use the verb 'wait' unless you're writing a formal email, or document.

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They mean the same thing, but are used differently:

We are waiting for the movie to start.

We are awaiting the start of the movie.

Is it correct to say: we are awaiting the bus now

Good question. Its mostly a grammatical difference: The verb 'await' must have an object - for example, 'I am awaiting your answer'. And the object of 'await' is normally inanimate, not a person, and often abstract. So you can't say, 'John was awaiting me'.

In addition, await is typically more formal. You'd almost always use the verb 'wait' unless you're writing a formal email, or document.

Should I use "await" with preposition "to" or it doesn't matter? Thanks)

"We are awaiting the bus" is very formal and probably not what you would use in normal conversation. You'd prob say "We are waiting for the bus right now" or "We are waiting for the bus at the moment". I cant think of a situation where await would work with the preposition "to"

Ok, i see) I mean of course preposition "for" in my previous message. Thank u, it's clear!

Is it any difference between "at the moment" and "for the moment" ?

Not really, they both mean the same thing. In normal use you probably wouldnt say it like: "We're waiting for the bus, for the moment"

while it makes sense, its more normal to use "at the moment" or to say "We're waiting on the bus, for the moment".