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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The filing is awaiting approval from a judge, the outlets report.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Combs remains locked up in a federal detention center in Brooklyn, awaiting his official assignment.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
While awaiting the arrival of her baby girl, Menounos was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
At the time the complaint was filed, Morales Reyes was held at Dodge Detention Facility awaiting an appearance in front of an immigration judge.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Combs remains locked up in a federal detention center in Brooklyn, awaiting his official assignment.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
While awaiting the arrival of her baby girl, Menounos was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
At the time the complaint was filed, Morales Reyes was held at Dodge Detention Facility awaiting an appearance in front of an immigration judge.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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