expectant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'expectant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Expectant

[ a.]

- Waiting in expectation; looking for
- waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.

2 . Expectant

[ n.]

- One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.

1 . expectant

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- marked by eager anticipation

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Meaning (2):
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy

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