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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Traders await the release of U.S. personal consumption expenditures index—the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge—later on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Investors await AI catalysts like robo-taxis, with Tesla’s Austin service and plans for nine cities by mid-2026 seen as key drivers.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Hanley thinks opportunities await commodity investors who understand the connections and can see the downstream impacts before they make headlines.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Now the TikTok countdown is on before final exams in Phoenix, where redemption and legacy and a rematch await with either winner of the No. 1 Texas vs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
They pack, move, unpack, burrow in, and nervously await their next orders.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
