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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Snyder, who has since penned a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle bragging about his Dungeons & Dragons skills, is awaiting trial separately at the Stanton Correctional Facility.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Her other credits include Get Lost, awaiting release, and the upcoming comedy-horror Nice People with Sosie Bacon.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
While all of the live hostages have returned home, Israel is awaiting the handover of the bodies of the deceased hostages.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
The Current had no definitive answer on the extent of her injury, as the club awaited the results of an MRI during the postgame news conference.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Her other credits include Get Lost, awaiting release, and the upcoming comedy-horror Nice People with Sosie Bacon.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
While all of the live hostages have returned home, Israel is awaiting the handover of the bodies of the deceased hostages.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
The Current had no definitive answer on the extent of her injury, as the club awaited the results of an MRI during the postgame news conference.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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