AWAIT


Meaning of AWAIT in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ anxiously , breathlessly ( AmE ), nervously

She is anxiously ~ing a decision on her future.

▪ eagerly , keenly ( BrE ), with interest ( esp. BrE )

The outcome of the appeal is ~ed with interest.

▪ patiently

▪ impatiently

PHRASES

▪ long ~ed

her long ~ed return to professional tennis

Await is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ danger , ↑ destiny , ↑ fate , ↑ future , ↑ pitfall , ↑ welcome

Await is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ announcement , ↑ answer , ↑ approval , ↑ arrival , ↑ birth , ↑ chance , ↑ clearance , ↑ collection , ↑ confirmation , ↑ decision , ↑ delivery , ↑ deportation , ↑ discovery , ↑ execution , ↑ extradition , ↑ fate , ↑ instruction , ↑ news , ↑ order , ↑ permission , ↑ release , ↑ repatriation , ↑ reply , ↑ rescue , ↑ resolution , ↑ response , ↑ restoration , ↑ result , ↑ return , ↑ sentence , ↑ shipment , ↑ summons , ↑ trial , ↑ turn , ↑ verification

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .