expectant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪkˈspɛktənt/
Etymology
From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans.
Meanings
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Marked by expectation.
the expectant hush before the performance
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Pregnant.
After seeing all the beautiful little wardrobe of the mother expectant, praising her delicate needlework, and inwardly regretting their own inability to add to it, they got a hearty lunch, intended for a dinner, and returned homewards,...
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 18:an expectant mother
- (dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.
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A triage classification for a patient in a mass casualty event with injuries so severe they are unlikely to survive even with maximum medical care.
do you agree the patient is expectant, or is there something we can do to save her?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more expectant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most expectant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unexpectant · expectancy · overexpectant · expectantly · inexpectant
Translations (39)
ru бере́менная (pregnant) · bg чакащ (marked by expectation) · fi odottava (marked by expectation) · ota گبه (pregnant) · ga tnúthánach (marked by expectation) · bg очакващ (marked by expectation) · de erwartungsvoll (marked by expectation) · hu anyai örömök elé néző (pregnant) · ca en cinta (pregnant) · ca expectant (marked by expectation) · ca embarassada (pregnant) · gd trom (pregnant) · eo atendema (pregnant) · nn forventningsfull (marked by expectation) · ru в положе́нии (pregnant) · fi odottava (pregnant) · ru ожида́ющий (marked by expectation) · bg бременна (pregnant) · de schwanger (pregnant) · da ventende (pregnant) · es expectante (marked by expectation) · sv förväntansfull (marked by expectation) · hu várandós (pregnant) · gd torrach (pregnant) · no ventende (pregnant) · ru жду́щий (marked by expectation) · cy gobeithiol (marked by expectation) · da forventningsfuld (marked by expectation) · mi hapū (pregnant) · it in dolce attesa (pregnant) · de guter Hoffnung (pregnant) · ota حامله (pregnant) · de erwartend (marked by expectation) · nb forventningsfull (marked by expectation) · fr expectatif (marked by expectation) · nn forventingsfull (marked by expectation) · gd dòchasach (marked by expectation) · nl in verwachting (pregnant) · cy disgwylgar (marked by expectation)