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expecting

verboaggettivosostantivocorrente nei dialoghi

  • //ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ//
  • //ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ//

Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.

verbo

  1. 1

    Anche una forma di expectpresent participle and gerund of expect

aggettivo

  1. 1

    Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.

    The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning childcare.

    When is the new couple expecting?

  2. 2

    Expectant.

    Dunscomb was in the sanctum, while a single clerk and three or four clients, countryment of decent exterior and very expecting countenances, occupied the outer room .

    Parma, unwilling to fight an action which might force France into the field, raised the siege; and Alençon, having strengthened the garrison, thrown in supplies, saved his credit with the Low Countries, and at all events, compromised himself, fell back into his expecting attitude, waiting for Elizabeth to reward him .

    "Hello!?!" she said in a very expecting tone.

sostantivo

  1. 1

    The process by which somebody expects something.

    In this process participants become immersed in the dynamic interplay of rememberings, communal extraction, imaginings, expectings, etc., and of singular perceptions of each of these separately and as they come together […]

Forme

plurale
expectings
comparativo
more expecting
superlativo
most expecting
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