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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Meanwhile, traders await official stockpiling data from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Tesla stock fell 1.6% in premarket trading, potentially ending a five-day winning streak, as investors await AI news.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
This is where cuts that are a few days shy of their sell-by date go to await a second act.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
The plan commits to ending "unnecessary" custodial remand for children, where someone is held in prison while they await trial of sentencing.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The Abbot suggested they all go inside the Abbey and await further developments.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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