Expecting

//ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process by which somebody expects something.

    "In this process participants become immersed in the dynamic interplay of rememberings, communal extraction, imaginings, expectings, etc., and of singular perceptions of each of these separately and as they come together […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of expect form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant. not-comparable

    "The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning childcare."

  2. 2
    Expectant.

    "Dunscomb was in the sanctum, while a single clerk and three or four clients, countryment of decent exterior and very expecting countenances, occupied the outer room ."

Synonyms

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pregnantagapeagogall agoganticipantanticipating

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"Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it."

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