expectant

ex·pec·tant

 (ĭk-spĕk′tənt)

adj.

1. Having or marked by expectation: an expectant look; an expectant hush.

2. Pregnant: expectant mothers.

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ex·pec′tant n.

ex·pec′tant·ly adv.

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expectant

(ɪkˈspɛktənt)

adj

1. expecting, anticipating, or hopeful: an expectant glance.

2. having expectations, esp of possession of something or prosperity

3. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) pregnant: an expectant mother.

n

4. a person who expects something

5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) obsolete a candidate for office, esp for ecclesiastical preferment

exˈpectantly adv

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ex•pect•ant

(ɪkˈspɛk tənt)

adj.

1. having or marked by expectations: an expectant audience.

2. pregnant: an expectant mother.

n.

3. a person who expects or who waits in expectation.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

ex•pect′ant•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	expectant - marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" anticipant, anticipative hopeful - having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
	2.	expectant - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" enceinte, gravid, with child, great, large, big, heavy pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

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expectant

adjective

1. expecting, excited, anticipating, anxious, ready, awaiting, eager, hopeful, apprehensive, watchful, in suspense She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.

2. pregnant, expecting (informal), gravid, enceinte antenatal classes for expectant mothers

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expectant

adjective

1. Having or marked by expectation:

anticipant, anticipative, anticipatory.

2. Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus:

big, enceinte, expecting, gravid, parturient, pregnant.

Slang: gone.

Archaic: great.

Idioms: in a family way, with child.

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Translations

مُتَرَقِّب، مُنْتَظِرمُتَوقَّع أن تُنْجِب

forhåbningsfuldforventningsfuldgravid

erwartungsvollwerdend

enceinteattentif

várakozó

eftirvæntingarfullurtilvonandi

ansiosoin attesa

gravidventendevordende mor

hamileumutlu

充满期望的怀孕的

expectant

[ɪksˈpektənt] ADJ [person, crowd] → expectante; [look] → de esperanza
expectant mother → mujer f encinta, futura madre f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

expectant

[ɪkˈspɛktənt] adj [crowd] → en attente; [look] → de quelqu'un qui attend quelque chose expectant mother

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

expectant

adj

(= eagerly waiting) → erwartungsvoll

(= future) mother, father, parents → werdend

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expectant

[ɪksˈpɛkt/ənt] adj (person, crowd) → in attesa; (look) → di attesa

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expect

(ikˈspekt) verb

1. to think of as likely to happen or come. I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train. verwag يَتَوَقَّع надявам се esperar očekávat erwarten forvente; regne med προσδοκώ, περιμένωesperar ootama انتظار داشتن odottaa attendre לְשַעֵר आशा रखना očekivati vár menunggu búast við aspettare 待ちうける 기대하다 laukti gaidīt menunggu verwachtenventespodziewać się سترګې لرل (ته)، تمه لرل، تو قع لرل، دپېښېدو اټكل كول esperar a (se) aştepta ожидать očakávať pričakovati očekivati vänta คาดว่า beklemek 預期 чекати ممکن سمجھنا ، آئندہ قابل وقوع خیال کرنا mong chờ 期待

2. to think or believe (that something will happen). He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.' vermoed, veronderstel يَعْتَقِد، يَتَوَقَّع очаквам acreditar předpokládat, myslit 'rechnen auf forvente; regne med πιστεύω, αναμένωesperar; creer lootma محتمل دانستن؛ توقع داشتن uskoa croire מְשַעֵר प्रतीक्षा करना misliti, vjerovati gondol, hisz menduga búast við, vænta credere 予期する 생각하다 tikėtis cerēt; domāt menduga verwachtenregne med, antaspodziewać się سترګې لرل acreditar a crede надеяться dúfať misliti očekivati räkna med, tro เชื่อ sanmak 預料 сподіватися ممکن سمجھنا یا کسی چیز کے ہونے پر یقین رکھنا hy vọng 预料

3. to require. They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room. verwag يُتَوَقَّع من، يُنْتَظَر очаквам esperar(-se) vyžadovat erwarten kræve; regne med; forvente απαιτώesperar nõudma, eeldama توقع داشتن؛ انتظار داشتن edellyttää exiger/attendre (qqch. de qqn) צופה अपेक्षा करना tražiti elvár memerlukan, mengharapkan ætlast til, krefjast aspettarsi, esigere 求める 요구하다 reikalauti sagaidīt memerlukan verwachtenkreve, forlangeoczekiwać تو قع لرل esperar a pretinde рассчитывать на očakávať pričakovati zahtevati förvänta [sig] เรียกร้อง istemek, gerekmek 要求 вимагати کسی کے لۓ جائز یا مناسب سمجھنا đòi hỏi 要求

4. to suppose or assume. I expect (that) you're tired. veronderstel يَفْتَرِض، يَظُن، يَعْتَقِد предполагам supor předpokládat annehmen formode υποθέτωsuponer oletama پنداشتن؛ گمان کردن olettaa supposer מְשַעֵר समझना pretpostaviti valószínűnek tart mengira gera ráð fyrir, þykjast vita supporre ～と思う 가정하다 manyti domāt jangka aannemenanta, ta for gittspodziewać się دپېښېدو اټكل كول supor a bănui предполагать predpokladať domnevati pretpostavljati anta, förmoda คาดคะเน düşünmek, sanmak 料想 гадати, думати فرض کرنا cho rằng 料想

exˈpectancy noun

the state of expecting or hoping. a feeling/look/air of expectancy. verwagting تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب очакване expectativa naděje die Erwartung forventning προσδοκίαexpectativa ootus انتظار؛ توقع odotus attenteציפייה प्रत्याशा očekivanost várakozás harapan eftirvænting attesa, aspettativa 期待 기대, 예상 laukimas, viltis gaidas; cerība harapan verwachtingforventningnadzieja, oczekiwanie توقع expectativa aştep­­tare; speranţă ожидание nádej, očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje förväntan ความคาดหมาย umma 期望 очікування; сподівання امید اور توقع کی حالت tình trạng mong chờ 期望

exˈpectant adjective

1. full of hope or expectation. the expectant faces of the audience. afwagtende مُتَرَقِّب، مُنْتَظِر чакащ ansioso dychtivý erwartungsvoll forhåbningsfuld; forventningsfuld ανυπόμονοςexpectante ootusrikas منتظر؛ چشم انتظار odottava qui attend ציפייה प्रत्याशित koji očekuje, iščekuje várakozó penuh harapan eftirvæntingarfullur ansioso 期待している 기대를 가진 laukiantis gaidošs penuh harapan vol verwachting forventningsfull, ventende wyczekujący تمه لرونكى، متو قع، اميندوار، سترګې پرلار expectante/ansioso scontat, aşteptat; care aşteaptă предвкушающий dychtivý pričakujoč koji očekuje förväntansfull ที่คาดหวัง umutlu 充滿期望的 передчуваючий امید اور توقع سے بھرا mong chờ 充满期望的

2. expecting (a baby). an expectant mother. verwagtende مُتَوقَّع أن تُنْجِب бременна жена grávida nastávající werdend gravid μέλλουσα μητέρα, έγκυοςencinta, embarazada lastootav منتظر؛ چشم به راه raskaana oleva enceinteהרה अशान्वित biti trudna terhes hamil tilvonandi incinta 妊娠している 임신 중인 laukianti vaiko, nėščia grūtniece hamil in verwachtinggravid, vordende spodziewający się (dziecka) سترګې پرلار grávida gravidă беременная budúci noseča (ženska) trudna havande, blivande ที่มีครรภ์ hamile 懷孕的 який чекає حاملہ có thai 怀孕的

exˈpectantly adverb

afwagtend بِتَوَقُّع، بِتَرَقُّب в очакване ansiosamente dychtivě erwartungsvoll spændt; forventningsfuldt; forhåbningsfuldt με αδημονία con expectación ootusrikkalt با توقع یا چشم به راهی odottavasti dans l'attente בְּצִיפִּייָה प्रत्याशा, अपेक्षा pun nade várakozóan penuh harapan með eftirvæntingu con grande aspettativa, in ansiosa attesa 期待して 기대하여 su viltimi, viltingai gaidoši; ar cerībām dengan harapan vol verwachting med forventning, forventningsfulltprzypuszczalnie په تمه، په تلوسه com expectativa/ansiosamente în aşteptare выжидающе dychtivo v pričakovanju očekivano förväntansfullt ตามที่คาดหมายเอาไว้ umutla 期待地 в очікуванні; в передчутті توقع سے một cách mong đợi 期待地

ˌexpecˈtation (ekspek-) noun

1. the state of expecting. In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine. afwagting تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب очакване expectativa očekávání die Erwartung forventning; forhåbning σε κατάσταση προσδοκίας expectativa ootus توقع؛ امیدواری odotus attente צִיפִּייָה ל- चाह očekivanje, iščekivanje remény harapan eftirvænting attesa 予期 기대 tikėjimasis, laukimas gaidīšana; gaidas harapan afwachtingforventningprzewidywanie تمه، تو قع، هيله، اميد expectativa/antecipação aşteptare ожидание očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje väntan, förväntan การคาดหวัง umut 期待 очікування توقع کی حالت sự mong chờ 期待

2. what is expected. He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations? verwagting شَيء مُتَوَقَّع очакване expectativa očekávání, naděje die Erwartung forventning προσδοκίαesperanza ootus انتضار؛ توقع odotus espérance סִיכּוִּיים उम्मीद očekivanje várakozás yang diharapkan von, vænting aspettativa 期待 기대하는 것 lūkestis, viltis cerības apa yang diharapkan verwachtingforventningoczekiwanie تمه، تو قع expectativa aşteptări ожидание očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje förväntning สิ่งที่คาดหวังว่าจะเกิดขึ้นในอนาคต beklenti 期望 сподівання; надії جس کی توقع ہو tình cảm tin cậy 期望

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expectant

adj (obst, fam) embarazada, esperando bebé

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