await
Usage
What are other ways to say await?
The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?
Example Sentences
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In one greenhouse, two women lifted tulip plants out of the ground and used a hand-drawn rolling cart to transport them to a refrigerated shed to await sale.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
“Seasonally prices move lower into May as the bulls await summer heat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Markets await the outcome of discussions between the U.S. and Iran this weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Hanley thinks opportunities await commodity investors who understand the connections and can see the downstream impacts before they make headlines.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
I was in there for only an hour before I was called up to court, where a judge would either let me go or send me to prison to await trial.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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