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
The Washington Post analysis by Dan Balz: A different and more dangerous world awaits Trump.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
The very same sense of magic and splendor awaits at Spa Royal Mansour.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Soon after that, a 37-point defeat awaited them at Liberty, and a 41-point deficit at North Texas.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The main event awaits on Friday in the form of December’s nonfarm payrolls report.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
The very same sense of magic and splendor awaits at Spa Royal Mansour.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Soon after that, a 37-point defeat awaited them at Liberty, and a 41-point deficit at North Texas.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The main event awaits on Friday in the form of December’s nonfarm payrolls report.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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