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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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
“Seasonally prices move lower into May as the bulls await summer heat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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
‘Aragorn shall come with me. Let the others await us at the foot of the stairs. They will hear and see enough, if there is anything to hear or see.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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