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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Reform said Beck had appealed the conviction and it would await the "outcome of the legal process" before making any comment.
From BBC • May 23, 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
Demographics for Unusual Tuesday range from late teens to septuagenarians, mingling and meandering as they await the start of the show.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Oil rose as traders await the outcome of talks between Trump and Xi, while Treasury yields fell after strong U.S. producer prices data Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
They pack, move, unpack, burrow in, and nervously await their next orders.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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