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Meanings of await in English

Portuguese
aguardar
Catalan
esperar
Spanish
aguardar

To look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come.

        aguardar
        Usage of await in English
        1
        Labour also said it would await the result of any police inquiry.
        The Guardian
        2
        He said he would await information from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
        News.com.au
        3
        Canada has said 14 days of quarantine await them on their return.
        Reuters
        4
        He said the government would await funeral arrangements to honour their service.
        Radio NZ
        5
        Hitler had agreed in principle, but wanted to await developments in Hungary.
        Hitler 1936 - 1945: Nemesis
        6
        Investors now wait await U.S. employment data due later in the day.
        Reuters
        7
        He said that such details must await the outcome of numerous inquiries.
        Radio NZ
        8
        More definitive conclusions on treatment effect await further well-conducted randomised controlled trials.
        Pubmed
        9
        It is also entirely possible that oldererectus bones await discovery in Africa.
        A short history of nearly everything
        10
        Original features like fireplaces, plasterwork and and cornice work await new owners.
        The Irish Times
        11
        Investors await the release of U.S. new home sales at 1400 GMT.
        Reuters
        12
        Jails typically hold people for relatively short periods as they await trial.
        Reuters
        13
        Your skis are even now prepared; your glider wings await you outside.
        The City of the Living Dead
        14
        My journalistic mission was straightforward: to await the US invasion of Iraq.
        The Guardian
        15
        That is now happening and I await the outcome of that process.
        Radio NZ
        16
        We await the impending calamity to befall Afghanistan and perhaps other countries.
        The Irish Times
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        Translations for await
        Portuguese
        aguardaresperar
        Catalan
        esperar
        Await through the time
        Await across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        South Africa
        Common
        Ireland
        Common
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