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verb
- 1. wait for (an event): "we await the proposals with impatience" Similar
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to wait for or be waiting for something: He's anxiously awaiting his test results. A marvellous reception awaited me on my first day at work. The long / eagerly awaited sequel is now available online. Synonyms. expect. wait. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to wait. wait We need to wait in line for the tickets.
await. verb. ə-ˈwāt. awaited; awaiting; awaits. Synonyms of await. transitive verb. 1. a. : to wait for. We are awaiting his arrival. await a decision. b. : to remain in abeyance until. a treaty awaiting ratification. 2. : to be in store for. He wonders what awaits him next. 3. obsolete : to lie in wait for. intransitive verb. 1.
1. to wait for; expect; look for: still awaiting an answer. 2. to be in store for: A pleasant surprise awaited her. 3. Obs. to lie in wait for. v.i. 4. to wait, as in expectation. [1200–50; Middle English < Old North French awaitier = a- a - 5 + waitier to wait]
await somebody to be going to happen to somebody. A warm welcome awaits all our guests. Who knows what dangers may await us?
Await definition: to wait for; expect; look for. See examples of AWAIT used in a sentence.
1. verb. If you await someone or something, you wait for them. [formal] He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year. [VERB noun] Synonyms: wait for, expect, look for, look forward to More Synonyms of await. 2. verb. Something that awaits you is going to happen or come to you in the future. [formal]
to wait for or be in the future of someone or something: The two men are awaiting trial, scheduled to begin next month. There are no jobs awaiting those farmers. (Definition of await from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of await. await.
To await is to anticipate or look forward to something. If you're hoping to get a letter from your pen pal, you'll eagerly await the mail carrier's arrival every afternoon. When you await a phone call, you might sit by the telephone at home or keep your cell phone in your hand.
I must await word of the messengers. Now I was the one to anxiously await contact. Sofia pulled over to the side of the road to await the text and load the address into the car's GPS.
await meaning, definition, what is await: to wait for something: Learn more.
