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Awaited

Definition: Awaited

Awaited

Adjective

1. Expected hopefully.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "awaited" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)


Synonyms: Awaited

Synonyms: anticipated (adj), awaited(p) (adj), hoped-for (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Awaited

English words defined with "awaited": advent, arrivalcomingdelayholdintelligenceman, messiahnewspostponementsignal, start, starting signaltidings, time lagwait, word. (references)
Specialty definitions using "awaited": Agabus. (references)

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Modern Usage: Awaited

DomainUsage

Screenplays

All my life I've awaited your coming and dreaded it. (Planet of the Apes; writing credit: Pierre Boulle; Michael Wilson)

Movie/TV Titles

The Awaited Hour (1915)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Awaited

DomainTitle

Books

  • Family the Long Awaited Techniques O (reference)

  • The Hot Dog Cookbook: The Wiener Work the World Awaited (reference)

  • The Long Awaited Child (reference)

  • The Long Awaited Moment: The Working Class and the Italian Communist Party in Milan, 1943-1948 (American University Studies. Series Ix, History, Vol 174) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: Awaited

TitleAuthorQuote

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

I tried to make this clear to her also, adding some warnings on the dangers that surely awaited a union in which mutual love was wanting.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

At the terreplain of the Pont Neuf, the word (r)Redivivus was sculptured on the pedestal which awaited the statue of Henri IV.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

It was a grave and ordered and passionless life that awaited him, a life without material cares.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Awaited

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

While results of ongoing randomized trials of neoadjuvant chemotherapy are awaited, there is little to be gained from additional Phase II studies. (references)

Business

The outcome of this bid is anxiously awaited. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ireland

A total of 12,325 applications awaited processing as of October; most applicants were from Romania and Nigeria. (references)

Kenya

Since 1997 the Government has acted on some long-pending applications for political party registration, increasing the number of registered political parties from 23 to 40. However, the Government continued to refuse to reverse its 1994 denial of registration of the Islamic Party of Kenya (IPK), which was involved in a number of violent confrontations with police in 1992. The United Democratic Movement political party has awaited registration since 1998; however, it still was not registered at year's end, and the group that was advocating for its registration largely has disbanded. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

A long awaited health insurance reform is expected in the near future. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

The other 85 officers who are accused of involvement still awaited trial at year's end. (references)

Ghana

At year's end, the investigation was ongoing as the police awaited the results of the ballistics tests. (references)

Pakistan

As of March 1999, 6,000 cases awaited trial in 62 Lahore courts, with 7,000 prisoners awaiting a court date. (references)

Political Rights

Moldova

This legislation awaited President Voronin's signature at year's end. (references)

Trade

China

Long awaited Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) laws have been delayed, however, and the overall private finance climate has cooled during the past few years. (references)

Worker Rights

Thailand

In 2000 the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions criticized a draft revision of the Labor Relations Act, because of its limits on the right to strike in "essential services." The Department of Labor's subsequent revisions, which are designed to protect workers from dismissal because of union organizing activities and to prohibit the employment of replacement workers during strikes, awaited presentation to the new Parliament at year's end. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Awaited

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809To have awaited a previous and special sanction by law would have lost occasions which might not be retrieved.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969In my lifetime--in depression and in war--they have awaited our defeat.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Awaited

"Awaited" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 62.11% of the time. "Awaited" is used about 380 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)62.11%23619,516
Lexical Verb (past participle)22.11%8436,109
Adjective (general or positive)15.53%5944,010
Noun (proper)0.26%1339,140
                    Total100.00%380N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Awaited

Expression using "awaited": long awaited. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "awaited": eagerly-awaited, long-awaited.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Awaited

Language Translations for "awaited"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i shumëpritur (long awaited, providential). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

听候 (Await, Awaiting). (various references)

   

Czech

  

dlouhooèekávaný (long awaited). (various references)

   

German

  

erwartete (bided, expected), erwartet (anticipated, awaits, bides, expected, expects). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

כסף (long awaited, yearning). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

régóta várt (long awaited). (various references)

   

Italian

  

atteso (longed for). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

기다리" (Waited). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

awaiteday

   

Russian 

  

ожидать (anticipate, await, awaits, bargain for, be waiting, expect, waited, watch for). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

dugoočekivan (long awaited). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

väntade (waited). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Awaited

Misspellings

"Awaited" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abaited, adakite, Awaidah, awailed, hawaiites, Pawanteh. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Awaited"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "awaited" (pronounced uwā"tud)
5-w ā" t u dequated, overweighted, waited, weighted.
4-ā" t u dabated, annotated, baited, bated, belated, berated, conjugated, created, dated, debated, deflated, desecrated, dilated, elated, fated, feted, gated, grated, hated, inflated, interrelated, mated, misstated, negated, overrated, plated, predated, prorated, rated, reinstated, related, restated, sated, sedated, skated, slated, stated, translated, unabated, undated, underrated, unrated, unrelated, unstated, updated, vacated.
3-t u dabbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, backdated, bankrupted, batted, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, daunted, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unreconstructed, unregulated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, uplifted, uprooted, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, wanted, warranted, wasted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Awaited

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-i-t-w"

-1 letter: dawtie, waited.

-2 letters: await, tawed, tawie, wited.

-3 letters: adit, aide, awed, data, date, dawt, diet, dita, dite, edit, idea, tide, tied, twae, wade, wadi, wait, wide, wite.

-4 letters: aid, ait, ate, awa, awe, daw, dew, die, dit, eat, eta, tad, tae, taw, tea, ted, tew, tie, twa, wad, wae, wat, wed, wet, wit.

-5 letters: aa.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-i-t-w"
 

+1 letter: viewdata.

 

+2 letters: viewdatas.

 

+3 letters: headwaiter.

 

+4 letters: headwaiters, waistcoated.

 

+5 letters: multiwarhead, withdrawable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Speeches
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Translations: Modern
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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