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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In the meantime, the company awaits a decision on a pending $780 million loan from the Export-Import Bank and hopes to strike a floor-pricing deal with the government.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Gallego died in prison in 2002 while awaiting execution.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Stepping back out into the rain, across the main entrance and up the elevator, the crowd entered penthouse 64, where a spread of chocolate bark, madeleines and canelés awaited.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Nov. 2025
On several occasions, Roan interacted with the audience that eagerly awaited her during the marathon day of the musical feast, which also marked the 2025 closing of her Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things Tour, a title that is reflected in her fairytale gothic aesthetic.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Gallego died in prison in 2002 while awaiting execution.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Stepping back out into the rain, across the main entrance and up the elevator, the crowd entered penthouse 64, where a spread of chocolate bark, madeleines and canelés awaited.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Nov. 2025
On several occasions, Roan interacted with the audience that eagerly awaited her during the marathon day of the musical feast, which also marked the 2025 closing of her Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things Tour, a title that is reflected in her fairytale gothic aesthetic.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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