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expectant
(ek spek′tənt, ik-)
adjective
expecting; specif.,
- having or showing expectation
- waiting, as for the birth of a child or for an inheritance
Origin: ME < OFr < L expectans, prp. of expectare
noun
a person who expects something
Related Forms:
- expectantly adverb
See expectant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Having or marked by expectation: an expectant look; an expectant hush.
- Pregnant: expectant mothers.
Related Forms:
- ex·pecˈtant noun
- ex·pecˈtant·ly adverb
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