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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However, the cryptocurrency’s gains are modest as investors are awaiting more clarity from upcoming U.S. economic data before taking larger directional positions, Saxo Bank analysts say in a note.
However, the cryptocurrency’s gains were modest as investors await more clarity from upcoming U.S. economic data before taking larger directional positions, Saxo Bank analysts said in a note.
An avalanche in California's Lake Tahoe region has left 10 backcountry skiers missing, authorities say, with six more people stranded and awaiting rescue.
From BBC
Now 24 and living in Rome, he says he earns about $700 monthly while awaiting asylum.
From Barron's
Ten skiers are missing after an avalanche in Northern California on Tuesday, while at least six others are stranded and awaiting rescue, authorities said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
