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Definition of awaiting - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
pendingwaiting for something to happen
- The documents are still awaiting approval.
- The project is still awaiting funding.
- The patient is awaiting surgery next week.
Expressions with awaiting
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ready and waiting for permission or signal to start
The project is awaiting the green light from management.
having legal charges and waiting for a decision in court
He spent months in jail as an awaiting trial prisoner.
Origin of awaiting
Old English, awa (always) + waitian (to watch)
Terms with awaiting included in their meaning
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correctional facility
place for holding people awaiting trial or punishment
transportation area
designated area where taxis park awaiting passengers
transportation
queue of people or vehicles awaiting their turn
awaiting office
selected for a position but not yet in office
awaiting resolution
awaiting decision or settlement
court penalty
state of awaiting execution
eager
eagerly awaiting the outcome of something
detention
place for holding people awaiting trial
legal holding
facility for temporary confinement of individuals awaiting legal processing
politics
preliminary written proposal for an official decision awaiting discussion or vote
pregnancy
pregnant and awaiting childbirth
decision-making
awaiting a decision or judgment
technology
temporary storage area for data awaiting processing
law enforcement
unsolved criminal investigation awaiting new evidence
death row
prison cell for prisoners awaiting execution
trade
storage building under customs control for goods awaiting clearance or taxes
prison unit
prison cell for inmates awaiting execution
pending
awaiting further action or decision
invention
describing an invention awaiting patent approval
accounting
awaiting payment from a debtor
internet
dormant social media account awaiting future use
legal
temporary custody of a prisoner awaiting trial
legal
prison area for inmates awaiting execution
aviation
flight path maintained by aircraft awaiting clearance to land
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- French:en attente, ...
- German:wartend, ...
- Italian:in attesa, ...
- Spanish:pendiente, ...
- Portuguese:pendente, ...
- Chinese:等待中, ...
- Japanese:待っている, ...
- Arabic:قَيْدَ الِانْتِظار, ...
- Hebrew:מַמְתִּין, ...
- Russian:ожидающий, ...
- Ukrainian:в очікуванні, ...
- Hindi:लंबित, ...
Definition of await - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
expectationwait for something you expect to happen
- We await the results of the test.
2.
futurebe in store for someone or something
- A surprise awaits you at home.
Expressions with await
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stay in line until it's your time
Please await your turn in the queue.
wait until someone decides or is ready
We must await the king's pleasure before proceeding.
wait for someone's decision or command
We await the chairman's pleasure to proceed with the meeting.
Origin of await
Old English, āwæcnan (to watch)
Examples of await in a sentence
They await the coach's decision after practice. A difficult week awaits the new manager. What awaits us beyond the gate?
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- French:attendre, être réservé à, ...
- German:erwarten, auf jemanden warten, ...
- Italian:attendere, ...
- Spanish:esperar, ...
- Portuguese:aguardar, ...
- Chinese:等待, ...
- Japanese:待ち望む, 待ち受ける, ...
- Arabic:اِنْتَظَرَ, يَنْتَظِرُ, ...
- Hebrew:לְחַכּוֹת, ...
- Russian:ожидать, предстоять, ...
- Ukrainian:очікувати, ...
- Hindi:प्रतीक्षा करना, भविष्य में किसी के साथ होने वाला होना, ...
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