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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These reactors—being built by Westinghouse, Babcock & Wilcox and others—are awaiting certification by various regulators for use in commercial shipping, among other industries.
But for Angelenos seeking adventure — and even solitude — a vast forested expanse awaits.
From Los Angeles Times
Throughout much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, thousands of empty lots are awaiting permits to rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times
But, if “The Testament of Ann Lee” is to be believed, a miracle is as simple as walking out of a movie theater feeling changed and empowered, no matter what kind of world awaits.
From Salon
Alexander Butyagin is under arrest in Warsaw, awaiting a Polish court decision on a request to extradite him to Ukraine.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
