Synonyms for awaiting
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-weyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈweɪt |
Définition of awaiting
Origin :- early 13c., awaiten, from Old North French awaitier (Old French agaitier) "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" (see ad-) + waitier "to watch" (see wait (v.)). Originally especially with a hostile sense. Related: Awaited; awaiting.
- adj looking forward
- When Viviette came down for lunch, she found Dick awaiting her in the hall.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Their light is burning dim, and yet darker days are awaiting them in the future.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- The kindest attentions of the warmest friendship were awaiting him at Naples.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- He had the air of one awaiting good news, in confidence of its coming.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Close to the dwelling, the rest of the little company was awaiting them.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- The stout lady's husband was awaiting her; he handed her, in silence, a telegram.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- And now he was awaiting the third stroke with an air of perfect tranquillity.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- We wondered what new danger there was awaiting us, and we began to feel anxious.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The bases and capitals were still in the rough, awaiting the sculptors.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- More than fifty people were awaiting her in the street in a state of ecstasy.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
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