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We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. I expect (that) he'd have left anyway. [ + to infinitive ] He didn't expect to see me.
To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again. [Latin exspectāre : ex-, ex- + spectāre, to look at, frequentative of specere, to see; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
to anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: We are expecting fifty guests. [not: be + ~-ing] to believe or think: [~ + (that) clause] We expect that fifty guests will come. [~ + object + to + verb] We expect fifty guests to come to the party. [~ + to + verb] I expect to get there on time.
ex· pect ik-ˈspekt : to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child used in progressive tenses she's expecting next month
She is expecting a baby and often feels emotional about it. Ela está grávida e frequentemente se sente emotiva por causa disso. He started reading parenting books when he learned she was expecting a baby. Ele começou a ler livros sobre paternidade quando soube que ela estava grávida.
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Millions of people across the country are expecting a dangerous winter storm that will bring plummeting temperatures, rain, snow and perilous icy conditions. From MarketWatch
Adjective expecting (comparative more expecting, superlative most expecting) (not comparable) Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
If you are expecting something or someone, you believe that they will be delivered to you or come to you soon, often because this has been arranged earlier. I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived. [VERB noun] I wasn't expecting a visitor. [VERB noun] We were expecting him home again any day now. [VERB noun adverb]
expect somebody/something to expect a visit/call/letter from somebody We were expecting him yesterday. They are not expected until tomorrow. Are you expecting visitors? I'm expecting an important call. expect somebody to do something We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.