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Synonyms for await
əˈweɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
expect, look, await, wait(verb)
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"
Synonyms:
count, search, appear, depend, hold back, seem, carry, hold off, front, reckon, look, gestate, wait, bet, attend, require, anticipate, waitress, take care, have a bun in the oven, face, ask, calculate, expect, bear, see
Wiktionary
await(verb)
To wait for.
I await your reply to my letter.
Synonyms:
wait for, anticipate, listen
English Synonyms and Antonyms
await
To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide,"
Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.Synonyms:
abide, anticipate, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watchAntonyms:
abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shunPreposition:
Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
await(v. a.)
Synonyms:
expect, abide, wait for, stay for, look for, be in readiness forawait(v. a.)
Synonyms:
attend, be in store for, be prepared for, be ready for
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#41 | search | |
#64 | see | |
#446 | look | |
#461 | live | |
#749 | ask | |
#794 | front | |
#871 | watch | |
#973 | face | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1539 | require | |
#1547 | rest | |
#1891 | listen | |
#1908 | appear | |
#2011 | count | |
#2071 | wait | |
#2190 | seem | |
#2323 | expect | |
#2412 | carry | |
#2490 | bear | |
#2590 | remain | |
#3496 | lodge | |
#3607 | attend | |
#3852 | calculate | |
#4364 | bet | |
#6073 | depend | |
#12106 | abide | |
#12474 | awaiting | |
#14126 | anticipate | |
#14382 | reside | |
#17250 | confront | |
#17449 | dwell | |
#17899 | endure | |
#17963 | tolerate | |
#19022 | await | |
#21122 | awaits | |
#24187 | reckon | |
#24712 | waitress | |
#30748 | inhabit | |
#41596 | sojourn | |
#59875 | tarry | |
#68400 | bide | |
#267080 | gestate |
How to use await in a sentence?
The state of Texas is already prepared for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, and will swiftly distribute these vaccines to Texans who voluntarily choose to be immunized, as we await the first shipment of these vaccines, we will work with communities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
As we await final results in multiple districts, it is clear that Democrats are in a stronger position than ever to take back the House, and winning districts in California will be central to that path.
Yes, madam, I am finished. My star has fallen. I work and I try, yet know that all is but a farce.... I await the end of the tragedy and – strangely detached from everything – I do not feel any more an actor. I feel I am the last of spectators.
Markets are more or less in this wait and see mode where they await new news regarding the coronavirus, this will continue to be a very important theme for this week.
This market is somewhere between trying to decide the interest rate, oil, dollar question while we await earnings. There's no real earnings out to give it any footing. It's just been drifting back and forth.
Translations for await
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- wagAfrikaans
- اِنْتَظَرَ, يَنْتَظِرُArabic
- gözləməkAzerbaijani
- чака́ць, ждацьBelarusian
- ча́кам, оча́квам, очаквам, обслу́жвамBulgarian
- অপেক্ষা করাBengali
- esperarCatalan, Valencian
- čekat, očekávatCzech
- afventeDanish
- erwarten, harrenGerman
- esperarSpanish
- ootamaEstonian
- منتظر ... بودن, منتظر شدنPersian
- palvella, odottaa, olettaa, tarkkailla, tarjoillaFinnish
- attendre, servirFrench
- इंतज़ार करनाHindi
- várHungarian
- սպասելArmenian
- bíðaIcelandic
- aspettare, attendere, servireItalian
- 待つJapanese
- დალოდებაGeorgian
- күту, тосуKazakh
- ចាំ, រងចាំKhmer
- 기다리다Korean
- күтүүKyrgyz
- exspecto, expecto, opperiorLatin
- ລໍLao
- lauktiLithuanian
- gaidīt, sagaidītLatvian
- очекува, чекаMacedonian
- хүлээлтMongolian
- avventeNorwegian
- verwachten, wachten, afwachten, bedienen, dienen, klaarliggen, liggenDutch
- oczekiwać, czekaćPolish
- aguardar, esperarPortuguese
- aștepta, servi masaRomanian
- подожда́ть, ожида́ть, обслу́живать, ждать, обслужи́тьRussian
- очекивати, чекати, čekati, očekivatiSerbo-Croatian
- čakať, očakávaťSlovak
- čakatiSlovene
- presAlbanian
- inväntaSwedish
- รอThai
- garaşmakTurkmen
- beklemekTurkish
- көтәргәTatar
- чека́ти, жда́ти, очі́куватиUkrainian
- انتظار کرناUrdu
- kutmoqUzbek
- chờ đợi, chờ, đợiVietnamese
- 等待Chinese
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