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ex·pect·ant

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–adjective

1.	having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.

2.	pregnant; expecting: an expectant mother.

3.	characterized by expectations: an expectant attitude.

4.	in expectation; expected; prospective: an expectant fortune.

–noun

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

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L expectant- (s. of expectāns), prp. of expectāre to expect; see -ant

]

—Related forms

ex·pect·ant·ly, adverb

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ex·pec·tant Audio Help (ĭk-spěk'tənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

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

ex·pec'tant n., ex·pec'tant·ly adv.

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expectant
adjective
1.	marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant]
2.	in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: big]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exˈpectant1 adjective

full of hope or expectation
Example: the expectant faces of the audience

Arabic:	مُتَرَقِّب، مُنْتَظِر
Chinese (Simplified):	充满期望的
Chinese (Traditional):	充滿期望的
Czech:	dychtivý
Danish:	forhåbningsfuld; forventningsfuld
Dutch:	vol verwachting
Estonian:	ootusrikas
Finnish:	odotuksen valtaama
French:	qui attend
German:	erwartungsvoll
Greek:	ανυπόμονος
Hungarian:	várakozó
Icelandic:	eftirvæntingarfullur
Indonesian:	penuh harapan
Italian:	ansioso

Japanese:	期待している
Korean:	기대하고 있는
Latvian:	gaidošs
Lithuanian:	laukiantis
Norwegian:	forventningsfull, ventende
Polish:	wyczekujący
Portuguese (Brazil):	expectante
Portuguese (Portugal):	expectante, *ansioso
Romanian:	scontat, aşteptat; care aşteaptă
Russian:	предвкушающий
Slovak:	dychtivý
Slovenian:	pričakujoč
Spanish:	expectante
Swedish:	förväntansfull
Turkish:	umutlu

exˈpectant2 adjective

expecting (a baby)
Example: an expectant mother

Arabic:	مُتَوقَّع أن تُنْجِب
Chinese (Simplified):	怀孕的
Chinese (Traditional):	懷孕的
Czech:	nastávající
Danish:	gravid
Dutch:	in verwachting
Estonian:	lastootav
Finnish:	odottava
French:	enceinte
German:	werdend
Greek:	μέλλουσα μητέρα, έγκυος
Hungarian:	terhes
Icelandic:	tilvonandi
Indonesian:	hamil
Italian:	incinta

Japanese:	妊娠している
Korean:	임신중인
Latvian:	grūtniece
Lithuanian:	laukianti vaiko, nėščia
Norwegian:	gravid, vordende (mor, *far)
Polish:	spodziewający się (dziecka)
Portuguese (Brazil):	grávida
Portuguese (Portugal):	grávida
Romanian:	gravidă
Russian:	беременная
Slovak:	budúci
Slovenian:	noseča (ženska)
Spanish:	encinta, embarazada
Swedish:	havande, blivande
Turkish:	hamile

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Expectant

Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L. expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.

Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under Expectancy.

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Expectant

Ex*pect"ant\, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.

An expectant of future glory. --South.

Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.

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