awaited; awaiting; awaits
1
a
: to wait for
We are awaiting his arrival.
await a decision
b
: to remain in abeyance until
a treaty awaiting ratification
2
: to be in store for
He wonders what awaits him next.
3
obsolete
: to lie in wait for
Examples of await in a Sentence
A crowd of people awaited the train.
We're eagerly awaiting his arrival.
He was arrested and is now in prison awaiting trial.
Her long-awaited new novel is finally being published.
The same fate awaits us all.
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Outside his office, assistant coaches juggled practice plans and portal activity, players awaited exit interviews and members of Napier’s army of staffers attacked the daily grind.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
There is just one more week until Robert Eggers' Nosferatu graces our screens, and a creepy new teaser that looks to be a TV spot has surfaced on social media, giving us a preview of the terror that awaits.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
European stocks were higher on Wednesday, as investors reacted to U.K. inflation data and awaited the latest monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
—Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
And underwater, a colorful world filled with fish, rays, sharks, and turtles awaits.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
There is just one more week until Robert Eggers' Nosferatu graces our screens, and a creepy new teaser that looks to be a TV spot has surfaced on social media, giving us a preview of the terror that awaits.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
European stocks were higher on Wednesday, as investors reacted to U.K. inflation data and awaited the latest monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
—Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
And underwater, a colorful world filled with fish, rays, sharks, and turtles awaits.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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