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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Cancer Research Wales is in favour of separate waiting areas in hospitals, saying those with cancer or compromised immune systems are already likely to be anxious as they await treatment.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
—Gold prices fell, though the metal remains on track for a weekly gain of 2% as investors await greater clarity from U.S.-Iran talks over the weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The windswept golf course’s grass turned brown while officials await a decision on future plans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Investors await AI catalysts like robo-taxis, with Tesla’s Austin service and plans for nine cities by mid-2026 seen as key drivers.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Similarly, Native American farmers of the North American Great Plains grew crops in the river valleys, but farming of the tough sods on the extensive uplands had to await 19th-century Europeans and their animal-drawn plows.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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