If the prefix "a-" means not, shouldn't "await" or "awaiting" mean, "Not waiting?"

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00:00 If The Prefix &Quot;A-&Quot; Means Not, Shouldn'T &Quot;Await&Quot; Or &Quot;Awaiting&Quot; Mean
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