Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: await
IPA transcription: [əw'eɪt]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: expect, look, await, wait
    Meaning: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
Usage examples
  • You may await me there."
  • Peace on Abraham the Friend await!
  • Await the sentence of impartial posterity
  • He paused in piteous anxiety to await his friend's reply.
  • "Colonel Chesnut and Captain Lee will, for a reasonable time, await your answer.
  • And we await a reply from "Dear Arthur"--the fifth and last of our little group.
  • Great areas on the edge of civilization still await the pioneer, the prospector, and the miner.
  • "To ask Carthage to make these sacrifices in her present mood is hopeless; we must await an opportunity.
  • Go, and I will await you here, but I will first change myself into a white milestone; only I pray you be very careful.
  • Mellitus and Justus accordingly went away first, and withdrew into the parts of Gaul, intending there to await the event.