abgewartet

Abgewartet is the past participle of the German verb abwarten, formed with the prefix ab- and the verb warten (to wait). It conveys the idea of delaying action until more information, clarification, or a better moment is available. In English, it is often rendered as “waited for,” “waited out,” or “bided one’s time.”

Usage and grammar. Abgewartet is used mainly in perfect tenses, for example: Wir haben abgewartet (We have waited / We waited). It can also appear in subordinate clauses: Man sollte abwarten, bis die Lage sicher ist. In everyday speech, the act of waiting with the intention of seeing how a situation develops is conveyed by abwarten; the participle abgewartet is less commonly used attributively. The conventional noun form for the act is das Abwarten, and related expressions include Abwarten und Tee trinken.

Nuances. Abwarten emphasizes patience and strategic delay rather than immediate action. It often implies that taking a step now could be premature or risky, and that the outcome is still uncertain. In journalistic or formal writing, abwarten can appear with the sense of “to wait for results” or “to await a decision.”

Translations. English equivalents include “to wait and see,” “to wait for the outcome,” and “to bide one’s time.” The phrase abwarten is common in German idioms, such as Abwarten und Tee trinken, which encourages patience while awaiting developments.

See also. abwarten, warten, das Abwarten, Abwarten und Tee trinken.