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.
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy is currently awaiting sentencing for corruption and influence peddling.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
McClatchy News reached out to his attorney March 31 and was awaiting a response.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
That’s when a plane circles the airport, awaiting clearance to land.
—Ginni Saraswati, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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