expecting

Plural: expectings

Verb

• regard something as probable or likely
  • "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
• consider obligatory; request and expect
• look forward to the probable occurrence of
  • "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"
• consider reasonable or due
  • "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
• look forward to the birth of a child
  • "She is expecting in March"
• be pregnant with
  • "The are expecting another child in January"
• present participle and gerund of expect

Adj

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

Noun

• The process by which somebody expects something.

Examples

• "The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning childcare."
• "When is the new couple expecting?"

Synonyms

anticipate, ask, await, bear, carry, enceinte, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven, in a delicate situation, in the family way, look, pregnant, require, wait

Anagrams of expecting