await
[uh-weyt]
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- to wait, as in expectation.
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Origin of await
Synonyms
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com1. See expect.
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Examples from the Web for awaited
Contemporary Examples
And then there is the shooting of Brown and the grand jury whose determination is awaited by the whole country.
But what awaited was a joy, a glimpse into the life of the fictional Umbridge.
J.K. Rowling Pens the Greatest Horror Story Ever: Dolores Umbridge Was RealKevin Fallon
October 31, 2014
Few, if any were ever awaited with greater public interest than this one.
A white stretch limousine took Tupac off to a private plane that awaited at the local airport.
On Friday, Braff returns to the big screen with Wish I Was Here, his long-“awaited” follow-up to Garden State.
Historical Examples
This explosion of the doctor's meant that he invited and awaited some contradiction.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Kate and Harry, meanwhile, awaited their opportunity to go in and visit Aunt Jane.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
I awaited the arrival of the party, which should reach here this morning.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
In my lifetime—in depression and in war—they have awaited our defeat.
He awaited, in an agony of suspense, the rattle of the musketry.
The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")Nathaniel Hawthorne
await
- (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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Word Origin and History for awaited
await
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