awaited; awaiting; awaits
1
a
: to wait for
We are awaiting his arrival.
await a decision
b
: to remain in abeyance until
a treaty awaiting ratification
2
: to be in store for
He wonders what awaits him next.
3
obsolete
: to lie in wait for
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Golf fans eagerly await the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, which is less than 100 days away.
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
He was first picked up in Orange County, and then arrested and jailed for 16 days in Seminole County while awaiting a hearing for the first charge, court records show.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
The world awaits a response from Iran, which has threatened retaliation over the U.S. strikes that targeted three key nuclear facilities after the U.S. joined the ongoing conflict alongside Israel.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 23 June 2025
In the second photo, Eric and Sarah stand together, embraced, awaiting the arrival of their new baby girl.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 23 June 2025
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
He was first picked up in Orange County, and then arrested and jailed for 16 days in Seminole County while awaiting a hearing for the first charge, court records show.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
The world awaits a response from Iran, which has threatened retaliation over the U.S. strikes that targeted three key nuclear facilities after the U.S. joined the ongoing conflict alongside Israel.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 23 June 2025
In the second photo, Eric and Sarah stand together, embraced, awaiting the arrival of their new baby girl.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 23 June 2025
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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