The difference between Await and Remain
When used as nouns, await means a waiting for, whereas remain means that which is left.
When used as verbs, await means to wait for, whereas remain means to stay behind while others withdraw.
check bellow for the other definitions of Await and Remain
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Await as a verb (transitive, formal):
To wait for.
Examples:
"I await your reply to my letter."
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Await as a verb (transitive):
To expect.
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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."
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Await as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
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Await as a verb (intransitive):
To watch, observe.
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Await as a verb (intransitive):
To wait; to stay in waiting.
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Await as a noun (obsolete):
A waiting for; ambush.
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Await as a noun (obsolete):
Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
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Remain as a noun (mostly, in the plural):
That which is left; relic; remainder.
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Remain as a noun (in the plural):
That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
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Remain as a noun:
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
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Remain as a noun (obsolete):
State of remaining; stay.
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Remain as a verb:
To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
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Remain as a verb:
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
Examples:
"There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry."
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Remain as a verb:
To await; to be left to.
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Remain as a verb (copulative):
To continue in a state of being.
Examples:
"The light remained red for two full minutes."