await

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈweɪt/

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Verb

Plain form await

Third-person singular awaits

Past tense awaited

Past participle awaited

Present participle awaiting

1. (transitive) (formal) If you await something, you wait for it.

   Everyone was quiet as we awaited the announcement.