awaited; awaiting; awaits
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
Examples of await in a Sentence
A crowd of people awaited the train.
We're eagerly awaiting his arrival.
He was arrested and is now in prison awaiting trial.
Her long-awaited new novel is finally being published.
The same fate awaits us all.
Recent Examples on the Web
Another surprise awaited her: the shocking reality of dating men in their fifties and sixties and seventies.
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Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Aubrey Griffin shines for UConn women in rout at Seton Hall as Huskies await Morgan Cheli injury update
Aubrey Griffin shines for UConn women in rout at Seton Hall as Huskies await Morgan Cheli injury update
Battery-making giant to make final move out of CT city where it was once headquartered.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Ware and Thomas are now both locked up in Vermont awaiting extradition and indictment on conspiracy, murder and other charges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, there have been mass firings at the FBI, reportedly instigated by Trump hatchet man Kash Patel, who awaits Senate confirmation to head the FBI.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
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Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Aubrey Griffin shines for UConn women in rout at Seton Hall as Huskies await Morgan Cheli injury update
Aubrey Griffin shines for UConn women in rout at Seton Hall as Huskies await Morgan Cheli injury update
Battery-making giant to make final move out of CT city where it was once headquartered.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Ware and Thomas are now both locked up in Vermont awaiting extradition and indictment on conspiracy, murder and other charges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, there have been mass firings at the FBI, reportedly instigated by Trump hatchet man Kash Patel, who awaits Senate confirmation to head the FBI.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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