await
Usage
What are other ways to say await?
The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?
Example Sentences
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Cancer Research Wales is in favour of separate waiting areas in hospitals, saying those with cancer or compromised immune systems are already likely to be anxious as they await treatment.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In one greenhouse, two women lifted tulip plants out of the ground and used a hand-drawn rolling cart to transport them to a refrigerated shed to await sale.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Markets await the outcome of discussions between the U.S. and Iran this weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Sterner tests await, of course, with the fate of weekend talks likely to define the market’s next moves, particularly if oil prices react more dramatically to the strait’s continuing closure.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Yet I await the end of the speech with dread.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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