Expectant Meaning
/ɪkˈspɛktənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjMarked by expectation.
adjPregnant.
Sentence Examples
In Finland, expectant mothers are given a baby box by the state.
In Finland, expectant mothers are given a maternity package by the state.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ parents decorated the nursery with colorful animal murals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ silence fell over the room just before the results of the election were announced.
Word Origin & History
From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ parents decorated the nursery with colorful animal murals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ silence fell over the room just before the results of the election were announced.