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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The center, operated by the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), houses minors who are charged as adults and are awaiting trial.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The series is described as a coming-of-age story that finds a new generation of young women in Gilead grappling with the bleak future that awaits them.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
The 14-year-old had no idea of the nightmare that awaited her.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Those are the big questions that awaits on Sunday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The series is described as a coming-of-age story that finds a new generation of young women in Gilead grappling with the bleak future that awaits them.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
The 14-year-old had no idea of the nightmare that awaited her.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Those are the big questions that awaits on Sunday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 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 9 Dec. 2025.
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