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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His associates have unleashed a war over control of the Sinaloa cartel against factions tied to Ismael Zambada, the co-founder of the group who is also awaiting trial in the United States. —
CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the people still await two explanations. —Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 The majority of the sloths died in an unheated warehouse while awaiting transfer to the still unopened Sloth World exhibit, the report said. —Francie Ebert, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 Branca and McClain deny the claims and the parties are awaiting a mediator’s ruling. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for await
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CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the people still await two explanations. —Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 The majority of the sloths died in an unheated warehouse while awaiting transfer to the still unopened Sloth World exhibit, the report said. —Francie Ebert, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 Branca and McClain deny the claims and the parties are awaiting a mediator’s ruling. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for await
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“Await.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/await. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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