await

verb

ə-ˈwāt

awaited; awaiting; awaits

Synonyms of await next

transitive verb

: to wait for

We are awaiting his arrival.

await a decision

: to remain in abeyance until

a treaty awaiting ratification

: to be in store for

He wonders what awaits him next.

obsolete : to lie in wait for

intransitive verb

: to stay or be in waiting : wait

The nation awaited as Congress debated the issue.

: to be in store

… marched … north to civilization where fame and fortune awaited.—

Tom Marvel

obsolete : attend

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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Foreign powers await the U.S. choice just as Americans do. —

Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 The others were awaiting confirmation Tuesday afternoon of whether their power grid sections would be shut off. —

Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 Maricopa County officials were anticipating another wait Tuesday evening that could escalate tensions as politicians, pundits and voters across the country eagerly await initial rounds of election results. —

Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 Shares of former President Trump's social media company rose sharply Tuesday morning and then plunged suddenly in the afternoon in a volatile session as investors awaited election results. —

Nathan Bomey, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for await