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Expectant

adjective/ɛkspˈɛktənt/
Definition
marked by eager anticipation
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛkspˈɛktənt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɛkspˈɛktənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɛkspˈɛktənt/
3 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈɛktənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivemarked by eager anticipation
“an expectant hush”
adjectivein an advanced stage of pregnancy
“was big with child”
Word Forms
anticipantnounone who anticipates
anticipateverbbe excited or anxious about
expectancynounan expectation
expectverblook forward to the probable occurrence of
gravidnessnountechnical terms for pregnancy
graviditynountechnical terms for pregnancy
largenessnounthe property of having a relatively great size
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erwartungsvoll
geprägt von gespannter Vorfreude
🇫🇷French
enceinte
marqué par une attente impatiente
🇪🇸Spanish
expectante
marcado por una ansiosa anticipación
🇮🇹Italian
in attesa
segnato da una trepidante attesa
🇳🇱Dutch
verwachtingsvol
gekenmerkt door reikhalzend verlangen
🇵🇹Portuguese
expectante
marcado por uma ansiosa expectativa
🇷🇺Russian
выжидающий
отмечен нетерпеливым ожиданием
India
🇮🇳Hindi
इंतिज़ार करनेवाला
उत्सुक प्रत्याशा द्वारा चिह्नित
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রত্যাশিত
উৎসুক প্রত্যাশা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত
🇮🇳Tamil
எதிர்பார்க்கும்
ஆர்வமுள்ள எதிர்பார்ப்பால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆశించే
ఆసక్తిగల నిరీక్షణతో గుర్తించబడింది
🇮🇳Marathi
अपेक्षा
उत्सुक अपेक्षेने चिन्हांकित
🇮🇳Gujarati
અપેક્ષા
આતુર અપેક્ષા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ
ಉತ್ಸುಕ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു
ആകാംക്ഷയോടെയുള്ള കാത്തിരിപ്പുകൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਮੀਦ
ਉਤਸੁਕ ਉਮੀਦ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
متوقع
بے تابی سے نشان زد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
期待的
充满热切的期待
🇯🇵Japanese
期待している
熱烈な期待を特徴とする
🇰🇷Korean
기다리는
뜨거운 기대로 표시
🇻🇳Vietnamese
có thai
đánh dấu bằng sự háo hức chờ đợi
🇹🇭Thai
คาดหวัง
โดดเด่นด้วยการรอคอยอย่างกระตือรือร้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
hamil
ditandai dengan antisipasi yang penuh semangat
🇵🇭Filipino
umaasam
minarkahan ng sabik na pag-asa
🇲🇾Malay
mengandung
ditandai dengan jangkaan yang tidak sabar-sabar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متوقع
تميزت بالترقب الشديد
🇮🇷Persian
منتظر
با انتظار مشتاقانه مشخص شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
bekleyen
hevesli bir beklentiyle işaretlendi
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּהֵרָיוֹן
מסומן בציפייה נלהבת
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What is the primary definition of the word 'expectant'?
The primary meaning of 'expectant' is 'marked by eager anticipation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'expectant' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'expectant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'expectant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'expectant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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