await
to wait for; expect; look for: He is still awaiting an answer.
to be in store for; be imminent: A pleasant surprise awaits her in today's mail.
Obsolete. to lie in wait for.
to wait, as in expectation.
Origin of await
1Other words from await
- a·wait·er, noun
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How to use await in a sentence
Dozens of tearful family members huddled at the Surabaya and Singapore airports, anxiously awaiting news of loved ones.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 | Lennox Samuels | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to Kostick, while awaiting a van to transport Stewart to the nearest police station, his mood changed.
Before Eric Garner, There Was Michael Stewart: The Tragic Story of the Real-Life Radio Raheem | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStill other media sources are reporting that the DNA test is awaiting results.
This is but a mere campfire compared to the potential inferno awaiting us.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson | Cory Booker | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKijima is awaiting the outcome of an appeal to the Japanese Supreme Court.
This talk had been on that very day before, while they sat impatiently awaiting her arrival, and it had made John Chester wince.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondHe had been dead three days, and his friends were awaiting Tati to pay the last honours to the deceased.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferYour letters are awaiting me in Paris, and my heart yearns for them, but we must remain here a few days longer.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThen Winston turned suddenly, and running down the stairway shook the man awaiting him by the arm.
Winston of the Prairie | Harold BindlossSeveral months lingered slowly away while these men were awaiting their trial.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for await
/ (əˈweɪt) /
(tr) to wait for; expect
(tr) to be in store for
(intr) to wait, esp with expectation
(tr) obsolete to wait for in order to ambush
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