await
Usage
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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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Lululemon delivered the results and the forecast as analysts await the arrival of Lululemon’s new CEO, Heidi O’Neill, a veteran of Nike and Levi’s, who takes over on Sept. 8.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
All await signatures from Gov. Gavin Newsom this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
While the 2030 Games in the French Alps await, Frankel is minding the net for the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"If you are camping with us, please return to your campsite and await further updates," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“There is no witch here!” my father answered and crouched as if to await their attack.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
The bill — which cleared the Assembly by a vote of 72 to 2 and the Senate by 33 to 5 — now awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
A woman in Wales says she has "lost hope" as she awaits news of a family member in Nepal who is missing following the massive flash flood last week.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Indian captain of an alleged Russian shadow fleet oil vessel seized by British commandos has been made a "scapegoat", his wife told AFP, as her husband awaits trial.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Now, as the world awaits Google’s next Gemini model, the tech giant will need to show that it can maneuver the AI competition with more agility than it has in the past.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
I think about what awaits me at home.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
"Now it is my turn," his 53-year-old son said, adding that a "major task" awaited him and that he wished to be "present and attentive" going forward.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The decision will be awaited with greater anticipation than the hundreds of times it has been made over the last three decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
They hit an intraday low of $104.83 on Aug. 3, as investors awaited the company’s first earnings report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Oil prices edged higher, with Brent crude up 1.3% to $83.55 a barrel, as investors awaited updates from Iran-Oman talks on managing Strait of Hormuz traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I saw what a cold, lonely life awaited me in this country.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
By then, players might be in spring training — or might still be sitting home, awaiting the end of a lockout and a subsequent free-agent signing frenzy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
With John Paul awaiting trial for cyberstalking and making false statements to federal investigators, and Mica’s family trying to pass legislation in her name, the doc seems set on rallying viewers.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
No nuclear material or equipment was found at two other locations in Syria which the agency visited on August 19, it said, adding it was still awaiting results from environmental samples taken.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Although she has returned to performing and released reflective single From Down Here in May this year, fans are still awaiting a fourth album.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He focused on the golden light, awaiting the familiar tug.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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