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.
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Caudillo was one of 75 people who submitted letters in support of Busfield as a judge prepared to rule on whether Busfield would be kept in custody or released while awaiting trial.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Some may await February’s updates, which means installing it as soon as available.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Rather than amend the complaint and risk another adverse ruling that could permanently terminate her claims, Taylor voluntarily withdrew the case to await the new legislation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s what awaits the Aztecs, 7-0 and alone atop the Mountain West, on Wednesday night against a Grand Canyon team that has reached the last three NCAA Tournaments and has what is believed to be the conference’s most expensive roster.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Some may await February’s updates, which means installing it as soon as available.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Rather than amend the complaint and risk another adverse ruling that could permanently terminate her claims, Taylor voluntarily withdrew the case to await the new legislation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s what awaits the Aztecs, 7-0 and alone atop the Mountain West, on Wednesday night against a Grand Canyon team that has reached the last three NCAA Tournaments and has what is believed to be the conference’s most expensive roster.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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