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await

verb as in wait with expectation

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Example Sentences

But those awaiting some kind of resolution that brings the game back together are still left playing the waiting game.

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Court filings entered as part of the lawsuit show the matter reached a tentative settlement last year, though the agreement is still awaiting approval by the L.A.

That night, she was kicked out the front, where paparazzi awaited.

With the next men's T20 World Cup co-hosted by India in 2026 and a new generation of Indians eagerly awaiting, the question for the rest of the world is: how do they possibly overhaul India?

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Stephan was awaiting a basketball tryout to see if he could play with a team in Armenia this summer; Natalia was preparing for a gymnastics meet in Las Vegas.

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What are other ways to say await?

The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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