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expectant
adjective
-
expect
,
expecting
,
expects
,
expected
feeling
or
showing
happy
and
eager
expectation
that
something
will
happen
or
arrive
.
•
The
fans
sat
in
expectant
silence
as
the
referee
approached
the
penalty
spot
.
The
fans
sat
in
expectant
silence
as
the
referee
approached
the
penalty
spot
.
•
She
checked
her
phone
with
an
expectant
look
every
few
minutes
.
She
checked
her
phone
with
an
expectant
look
every
few
minutes
.
From
late
Middle
English
via
French
'expectant'
,
from
Latin
'expectant-'
,
present
participle
of
'expectare'
meaning
'to
look
out
for
,
await
,
desire'
.
adjective
-
expect
,
expecting
,
expects
,
expected
pregnant
(
used
especially
about
a
woman
or
female
animal
).
•
The
expectant
mother
glowed
with
happiness
at
her
baby
shower
.
The
expectant
mother
glowed
with
happiness
at
her
baby
shower
.
•
Expectant
parents
shopped
excitedly
for
nursery
furniture
.
Expectant
parents
shopped
excitedly
for
nursery
furniture
.
From
late
Middle
English
via
French
'expectant'
,
from
Latin
'expectant-'
,
present
participle
of
'expectare'
meaning
'to
look
out
for
,
await
,
desire'
.
expectant
expectant
