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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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
Both were found at hospital before being remanded in custody to await trial.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Shares of AST SpaceMobile are rocketing higher on Monday as investors eagerly await the SpaceX rival to report first-quarter earnings.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Treasury yields fell slightly on hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East, while markets await U.S. payrolls data.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“By contrast, see how humanely the Germans deal with captured agents? See how I am doing translation work, neutrally occupying myself while I await trial?”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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