eagerly await

Meaning

This formal collocation means to look forward to something with great excitement, impatience, or anticipation. It is commonly used in professional correspondence, announcements, and polite written English. It adds a tone of polite enthusiasm to formal communication.

Examples

• We eagerly await your reply regarding the upcoming conference.

  We eagerly await your reply regarding the upcoming conference.

• Fans around the world eagerly await the release of the author's new novel.

  Fans around the world eagerly await the release of the author's new novel.

• The board members eagerly await the final results of the market study.

  The board members eagerly await the final results of the market study.

• I eagerly await the opportunity to discuss this proposal in person.

  I eagerly await the opportunity to discuss this proposal in person.

• They eagerly await the arrival of the international delegates next week.

  They eagerly await the arrival of the international delegates next week.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We eagerly await for your response.

  ✓ We eagerly await your response.

  The verb 'await' is transitive and does not take the preposition 'for'. If you want to use 'for', use the verb 'wait' (e.g., 'eagerly wait for your response').

• ✗ I am eagerly awaiting to meet you.

  ✓ I eagerly await meeting you.

  We do not use an infinitive ('to meet') directly after 'await'. Instead, follow 'await' with a noun phrase or a gerund.

Related Expressions

Practice

• We ___ your feedback on the draft proposal.

  💡 A formal way to say you are excited to receive something.

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  eagerly await

• The team members ___ the announcement of the competition winner.

  💡 Look forward to with formal enthusiasm.

  Show answer

  eagerly await