Synonyms for await
əˈweɪtawait

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1. awaitverb

   To wait for.

   I await your reply to my letter.

   Synonyms:
   wait for, anticipate, listen

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1. 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, watch

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. expect, look, await, waitverb

   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

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1. awaitverb

   Synonyms:
   expect, abide, wait for, stay for, look for, be in readiness for

2. awaitverb

   Synonyms:
   attend, be in store for, be prepared for, be ready for

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1. List of paraphrases for "await":

   expect, wait, awaiting, awaits

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1. Tyler Law:

   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.

2. Trump Organization:

   Various facilities are temporarily closed given local, state and federal mandates, we anxiously await the day when this pandemic is over and our world-class facilities can reopen.

3. Ryan Pack:

   I may be disabled, unhealthy, and poor. I may have suffered tragedies, setbacks, and injustices, but I refuse to give up. I believe in my mind that I am better than what I am. I believe that no matter how bad things get eventually they will look up. I try to focus on the good things that could await in the future rather than all the bad things that have happened. It helps me to keep going.

4. Amesh Adalja:

   It's moved the needle a little bit for me -- I think that it shows that it's safe, i anxiously await Phase 2 trial data, which is much more useful to us in trying to demonstrate whether or not this vaccine will ultimately be effective.

5. Olaf Scholz:

   Now we will await the final result, but then we will get to work. Thank you !