The difference between Abide and Await

When used as verbs, abide means to endure without yielding, whereas await means to wait for.

Await is also noun with the meaning: a waiting for.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abide and Await

Abide as a verb (transitive):

To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.

Examples:

"The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly."
Abide as a verb (transitive):

To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
Abide as a verb (transitive):

To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.
Abide as a verb:

Examples:

"The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules."
Abide as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

To wait in expectation.
Abide as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

To pause; to delay.
Abide as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
Abide as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.
Abide as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

To endure; to remain; to last.
Abide as a verb (transitive, archaic):

To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
Abide as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
Abide as a verb (transitive, archaic):

To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

Await as a verb (transitive, formal):

To wait for.

Examples:

"I await your reply to my letter."
Await as a verb (transitive):

To expect.
Await as a verb (transitive):

To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.

Examples:

"Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell."
Await as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
Await as a verb (intransitive):

To watch, observe.
Await as a verb (intransitive):

To wait; to stay in waiting.

Await as a noun (obsolete):

A waiting for; ambush.
Await as a noun (obsolete):

Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.