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Collocations for await - verb

ADVERB

anxiously, breathlessly (AmE), nervously
She is anxiously awaiting a decision on her future.
eagerly, keenly (BrE), with interest (esp. BrE)
The outcome of the appeal is awaited with interest.
patiently
impatiently

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PHRASES

long awaited
her long awaited return to professional tennis

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

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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

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