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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Since Mills’ modeling can blindly reproduce the climates of the ancient past, he’s recently toyed with putting it into reverse to see what awaits our ever-changing planet in the far, far future.
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, Samsung’s challenge is that while applying the fix is urgent, users must await their turn.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
He was barred from leaving Iran and lived life in limbo for two years while awaiting sentencing.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Teams like Texas Tech, BYU, Washington and USC are still awaiting their first true tests, so don’t look too much into their position.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, Samsung’s challenge is that while applying the fix is urgent, users must await their turn.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
He was barred from leaving Iran and lived life in limbo for two years while awaiting sentencing.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Teams like Texas Tech, BYU, Washington and USC are still awaiting their first true tests, so don’t look too much into their position.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 15 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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