await

How many syllables in await?

There are 2 syllables in the word await.

How to pronounce await:

anticipate

expect

hold on

hold the line

look

look for

look forward

look to

wait

abandon

avoid

brush off

disbelieve

dismiss

disregard

distrust

doubt

evade

fail

flout

forget

forsake

ignore

neglect

omit

overlook

reject

scorn

snub

unheed

unmind

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Syllable Fun Fact

Schwa, represented by the symbol ə, is a common unstressed and neutral vowel sound in many syllables of English words.

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