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 a statement following the evidence session, the Home Affairs Committee said it would consider what was heard and awaits additional evidence from the hearing's witnesses.
From BBC
Margins will remain the number to watch as investors await a bottom.
From Barron's
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, with Brent crude trading around $62 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate at $57 a barrel as markets await clarity on how U.S. actions in Venezuela will affect global supplies.
Ensconced in the world's top 20 and now with a long awaited tour win under his belt, expect the New Yorker to push for top-10 recognition in 2026.
From BBC
It has been fully briefed and argued, and now we are just awaiting a decision.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
