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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Pop’s princess and her crew don’t just await Armageddon; they welcome it.
From Salon
Neither of those risks is going to ruin Christmas or the awaited Santa Claus rally.
From Barron's
—The U.S. dollar was steady against a basket of major currencies as investors awaited the release of inflation data for November.
As the players came together to await the decision, Nathan Lyon was heard asking non-striking batter Ben Stokes if he heard anything.
From BBC
The blip, however brief, would beg questions of how a short-handed roster might handle the brutal Big Ten slate that awaits USC in two week’s time.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
