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Definition: Awaited |
AwaitedAdjective1. 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: AwaitedSynonyms: anticipated (adj), awaited(p) (adj), hoped-for (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Awaited |
| English words defined with "awaited": advent, arrival ♦ coming ♦ delay ♦ hold ♦ intelligence ♦ man, messiah ♦ news ♦ postponement ♦ signal, start, starting signal ♦ tidings, time lag ♦ wait, word. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "awaited": Agabus. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
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) | |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
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. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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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Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | To have awaited a previous and special sanction by law would have lost occasions which might not be retrieved. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | In my lifetime--in depression and in war--they have awaited our defeat. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 62.11% | 236 | 19,516 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 22.11% | 84 | 36,109 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 15.53% | 59 | 44,010 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 380 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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. | |
| 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 ожидать (anticipate, await, awaits, bargain for, be waiting, expect, waited, watch for). (various references) dugoočekivan (long awaited). (various references) väntade (waited). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "awaited" (pronounced uwā"tud) |
| 5 | -w ā" t u d | equated, overweighted, waited, weighted. |
| 4 | -ā" t u d | abated, 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 d | abbreviated, 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. | ||
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. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 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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