Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective expected. Opposite of
unexpected .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
await .
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- adjective expected hopefully
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Examples
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The fulfilment of a dream long awaited is a present that will always live in my heart, and mind, and Spirit.
Obama girls weigh in on their first White House Christmas 2009
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The family continues: So eagerly awaited that the term "eagerly awaited" is a ridiculous understatement, "The Sopranos" begins its sixth and reportedly final full season tonight on HBO, and advance viewing of the first four installments suggests that television's greatest drama series has only gotten greater.
March 2006 2006
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He did not hear the voice again but out there in the shimmering space the call awaited him.
The Lovely Lady Mary Hunter Austin 1901
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Not in competition but eagerly awaited is Japanese veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada's "Ototo"
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Not in competition but eagerly awaited is Japanese veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada's "Ototo"
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Not in competition but eagerly awaited is Japanese veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada's "Ototo"
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Not in competition but eagerly awaited is Japanese veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada's "Ototo"
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Now the vast collection of cars reversed itself and the traffic jam back to the Bali Hai was even more tedious [731] than the earlier one, but when the cavalcade finally reached there and disappointed men filed into the Dagger Bar, a phone call awaited Dr. Mott: "Can you please come over to the press room at the Hilton?
Space Michener, James 1982
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After all these years of silence, the name now awaited her at every corner.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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After all these years of silence, the name now awaited her at every corner.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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