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verb

await

CEFR B2

look forward to the probable occurrence of

In a sentence

Six example sentences with await, each labelled with its topic.

  • Both parties await the appeal ruling, which the clerk expects to publish before the court rises for summer.

    Law

  • Thousands of players await the patch notes each Thursday, refreshing the forum long before the servers come back.

    Gaming

  • Voters in three districts await a recount that will decide whether the seat changes hands by ninety ballots.

    Politics

  • The founders await word from the accelerator, checking email every few minutes while pretending to work on the deck.

    Startups

  • Researchers await the probe's first images, due to arrive after a signal delay of nearly four hours.

    Science

  • Markets await the central bank's decision on Thursday, and trading volume usually thins to a trickle the day before.

    Finance

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