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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Excitement was building outside the ground before the start of the hotly awaited clash.
From Barron's
This time, however, the roles have been reversed, and instead of asking questions she is the one awaiting answers.
From BBC
A bipartisan safety bill that the Lilleys backed awaits action in the House.
What she surely isn’t expecting, however, as she buys food and makes croquetas in preparation for an eagerly awaited visit from her daughter from Madrid, is that this trip will threaten all she holds dear.
From Los Angeles Times
U.S. gross domestic product data, PCE inflation figures and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting are awaited as investors continue to gauge when the next interest-rate cut is likely.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
