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 legislation passed the Senate in December and is awaiting approval in the House.
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The bronze doors and concrete walls with remarkably few windows looked ancient, and the building more closely resembled a student dormitory awaiting demolition than an institution where precious cultural assets from around the world were collected and stored.
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Rock types, like Geodude and Graveler, smash through next, and a dark tunnel filled with (of course) Zubats awaits.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Look for threads with questions that haven’t been answered, attachments awaiting updates or decisions that require alignment.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The bronze doors and concrete walls with remarkably few windows looked ancient, and the building more closely resembled a student dormitory awaiting demolition than an institution where precious cultural assets from around the world were collected and stored.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Rock types, like Geodude and Graveler, smash through next, and a dark tunnel filled with (of course) Zubats awaits.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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 31 Jan. 2026.
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