meaning of awaited

[Lerka]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #88 "Simple Present (5)", question 3

The obvious time when people ......... him to start worrying was.

(a) waited
(b) awaited
(c) expected
(d) stood

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #88 "Simple Present (5)", answer 3

The obvious time when people expected him to start worrying was.

Correct answer: (c) expected
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what does awaited mean?

Lerka

[Prezbucky]

await = wait for

I awaited the results of the tennis match.
I waited for the results of the tennis match.

I await the results of the tennis match.
I'm waiting for the results of the tennis match.
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[Yankee]

At the risk of being branded a nitpicker, I'd like to suggest the removal of the period (full stop) since the end of the sentence in question 3 doesn't arrive until question 4 in this test.
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[Prezbucky]

Nitpickers of the world, untie!

(I apologize if that has gotten old... I think I posted something similar a couple of months ago.)

At the personal motivation of wanting to post on-topic, I agree with the previous post by Amy. As the example is presented here, it is not a complete sentence.
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