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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On Monday evening, Chastain remained in custody at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center near Elk Grove awaiting a transfer to a prison.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
About 1,000 houses were damaged, and roads blocked by landslides await clearing as weather conditions improve.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Most recently, airlines were directed to reduce their operations by 10% at 40 airports for two days to reduce air traffic, leaving many passengers frantically searching for alternatives to their travel plans or anxiously awaiting cancellation notifications.
—Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
One California facility, located in Nvidia’s hometown, has been awaiting energization for six years, Bloomberg reported; an energy company estimates large data centers could take up to seven years to come online.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
About 1,000 houses were damaged, and roads blocked by landslides await clearing as weather conditions improve.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Most recently, airlines were directed to reduce their operations by 10% at 40 airports for two days to reduce air traffic, leaving many passengers frantically searching for alternatives to their travel plans or anxiously awaiting cancellation notifications.
—Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
One California facility, located in Nvidia’s hometown, has been awaiting energization for six years, Bloomberg reported; an energy company estimates large data centers could take up to seven years to come online.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for await
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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