Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it.
Source: tatoeba (2057)
Expecting
//ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ//
Synonyms for "expecting" (81 found)
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Related words (40)
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17 translations across 5 languages.
Akan
1 entries- nyem adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
Dutch
1 entries- in verwachting adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
Finnish
2 entries- odottava adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
- raskaana oleva adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
German
4 entries- der Hoffnung adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
- erwartend adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
- in Erwartung adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
- in Hoffnung (sein) adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
Māori
2 entries- hapū adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
- āhua adj (in expectation of giving birth; pregnant)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
I really wasn't expecting that from you.
Source: tatoeba (2313)
I was expecting it!
Source: tatoeba (2355)
You are expecting too much of her.
Source: tatoeba (13035)
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