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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—The U.S. dollar rose slightly as traders continued to weigh Wednesday’s U.S. retail sales and producer prices data and await other economic indicators.
Investors now await official Energy Information Administration figures due later on Wednesday following reports that crude stocks in the U.S. rose by 5.2 million barrels last week.
Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni on Wednesday was awaiting a verdict in a trial in which the Instagram star is accused of fraud over charity endorsement deals.
From Barron's
“Because,” she replied, tapping the stack of envelopes against her hand, “I have been awaiting their responses.”
From Literature
Financial markets were meanwhile awaiting the release of US inflation data due Tuesday for clues on the outlook for US interest rates.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
