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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"This is as unjust to the innocent as it is to the genuine victims. I calmly await this trial, which will allow the truth to come out publicly."
From BBC
"I await this trial calmly, which will allow the truth to come out publicly."
From Barron's
Shareholders await news on a new CEO after Enrique Lores stepped down on Feb. 3.
From Barron's
For 17 months, he remained free on a $60,000 bond with an ankle monitor while awaiting trial in the Central District of California.
From Los Angeles Times
It said it was aware the family had escalated their complaint to the Local Ombudsman and would await the outcome.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
