Therefore, the real truth is that not one more American should be added to the 4,486 who've already died in Iraq, or the one million Americans injured out of the 2.5 million Americans who've served in both wars (the VA stopped listing non-fatal war injuries to the public so official figures are less than one million).
await. verb. 1. wait for, expect, look for, look forward to, anticipate, stay for Little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman. 2. be in store for, wait for, be ready for, lie in wait for, be in readiness for A nasty surprise awaited them.wait. If you await something, you expect it to come or happen, and you are often not intending to take some action until it comes or happens. Daisy had remained behind to await her return. We will await developments before deciding whether he should be allowed to continue.
uk â /Ëpen.dÉªÅ/ us â /Ëpen.dÉªÅ/ formal. âº used to say that one thing must wait until another thing happens: The identity of the four people was not made public, pending (the) notification of relatives. Flights were suspended pending (an) investigation of the crash.