await

verb

/əˈweɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they await	/əˈweɪt/ /əˈweɪt/
he / she / it awaits	/əˈweɪts/ /əˈweɪts/
past simple awaited	/əˈweɪtɪd/ /əˈweɪtɪd/
past participle awaited	/əˈweɪtɪd/ /əˈweɪtɪd/
-ing form awaiting	/əˈweɪtɪŋ/ /əˈweɪtɪŋ/

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await somebody/something to wait for somebody/something等候；等待；期待
- He is in custody awaiting trial.他正被拘留候审。
- Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.人们正急切地期待着她的最新小说。
Extra Examples
- The outcome of the appeal is awaited with interest.人们在期盼中等待着上诉的结果。
- her long awaited return to professional tennis她期待已久的重返职业网坛
- Scientists are still awaiting the results of tests.科学家们仍在等待测试结果。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- anxiously
- breathlessly
- nervously
- …
phrases
- long awaited
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await somebody to be going to happen to somebody将发生在，将降临到（某人头上）
- A warm welcome awaits all our guests.我们的客人都将受到热烈欢迎。
- Who knows what dangers may await us?谁知道会有什么危险等着我们？

Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French awaitier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + waitier ‘to wait’.