What is "awaited"

Usage examples of "awaited".

The womenfolk called the men to tables where steaming mounds of crisply browned brrnas awaited the hearty appetites.

Before the feast could officially begin, the long-awaited blooding ceremony for the successful Hunters must proceed.

Well, maybe if Dalkey didn't come through for them, they might have some luck with the documents that the Treaty Controller had personally awaited.

The Treaty Controller and two strange male Hrrubans wearing sidearms awaited their arrival.

Totally reunited and in the best of harmonious spirits, the entire population of Doona and its guests began the long-awaited feast.

She was graciousness itself, and the young Weddeerogh, her male cub, awaited outside the door to guide Hrrto back to the bay, and his transport back to Rraladoona.

Then she glanced back at the boy, standing easily, his head slightly cocked as he awaited her command.

Varian snapped her fingers as she recalled that Sassinak awaited the reports.

Neither were a patch on Sassinak, however, who also awaited her guests.

Did he, could he, appreciate how dangerous Baythan could be so close to a long-awaited fulfillment?

They will be much safer than with Yassim, for which every mother should be thankful, knowing perfectly well the fate which awaited the children, despite the grief it causes.

He knew Johnny Greene well enough to see the tension building in his body and he awaited the explosion with considerable anxiety.

She cursed her own ineptitude which kept her from matching his release but the glory which awaited her the next time she made love with him was vividly seared in her mind.

At one side, in a straight line, the captains and executive officers of the other ships awaited the arrival of the Talented guests.

He released her somewhat so that, with his arm draped around her slender waist, they could walk into the dining room where dinner awaited him.