The difference between Await and Bide

When used as verbs, await means to wait for, whereas bide means to bear.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Await and Bide

  1. Await as a verb (transitive, formal):

    To wait for.

    Examples:

    "I await your reply to my letter."

  2. Await as a verb (transitive):

    To expect.

  3. 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."

  4. Await as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.

  5. Await as a verb (intransitive):

    To watch, observe.

  6. Await as a verb (intransitive):

    To wait; to stay in waiting.

  1. Await as a noun (obsolete):

    A waiting for; ambush.

  2. Await as a noun (obsolete):

    Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

  1. Bide as a verb (transitive, chiefly, dialectal):

    To bear; to endure; to tolerate.

  2. Bide as a verb (intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal):

    To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.

  3. Bide as a verb (intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal):

    To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.

  4. Bide as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To wait for; to await.

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