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title: await — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «await» in the Judaism dictionary: To await is to wait for something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# await

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**Who acts:** surprise, remnant, We, your, big surprise, children · **What happens:** await, be, mean, wait, not look, reply · **To what, where:** you, midst, showers, man, hands, reply · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«await» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [await in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/await.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To await is to wait for something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:m1:1
# text = To await is to wait for something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	await	await	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for something; wait *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To await can mean to be ready or waiting for someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:m2:1
# text = To await can mean to be ready or waiting for someone.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	await	await	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can · infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for someone | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A surprise awaits you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:m2e:1
# text = A surprise awaits you.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	awaits	await	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | present | a surprise | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass, that are not looked for from man, nor awaited at the hands of the sons of men. (Prophets MIC.5.6, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass, that are not looked for from man, nor awaited at the hands of the sons of men.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x1:1
# text = And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass, that are not looked for from man, nor awaited at the hands of the sons of men.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	remnant	remnant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	midst	midst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	dew	dew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	showers	shower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
23	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	30	nsubj:pass	_	_
28	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux:pass	_	_
29	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
30	looked	look	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl	_	_
31	for	for	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	from	from	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	36	cc	_	_
36	awaited	await	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	33	acl	_	_
37	at	at	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obl	_	_
40	of	of	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	39	nmod	_	_
43	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall | the remnant of Jacob |  |  | the midst and dew from the LORD and showers upon the grass |  | of many peoples | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **look** | present · passive |  | showers upon the grass |  |  |  | for man | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute |
| 3 | **await** | participle |  | man *not said here* |  | the hands of the sons of men |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets MIC.5.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x1:2
# text = (Prophets MIC.5.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	MIC.5.6	MIC.5.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We await your reply.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x2:1
# text = We await your reply.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	await	await	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | present | We | your reply |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reply** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A big surprise awaits you at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x3:1
# text = A big surprise awaits you at home.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	awaits	await	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | present | a big surprise | you |  | home |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children eagerly awaited the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x4:1
# text = The children eagerly awaited the holidays.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	eagerly	eagerly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	awaited	await	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | past | the children | the holidays |  |  |  | eagerly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The results are still awaited.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x5:1
# text = The results are still awaited.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	awaited	await	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | present · passive |  | the results |  |  | still |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Danger awaited the explorers in the cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x6:1
# text = Danger awaited the explorers in the cave.
1	Danger	Danger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	awaited	await	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | past | Danger | the explorers |  | the cave |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) Please await further instructions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:await:x7:1
# text = (formal) Please await further instructions.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
5	await	await	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | infinitive | formal | further instructions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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