EXPECTING definition: 1. present participle of expect 2. to think or believe something will happen, or someone will…. Learn more.

expect, hope, look mean to await some occurrence or outcome. expect implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning. hope implies little certainty …

To expect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something: "We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope" (Edgar W. Howe).

If you expect something, you think it’s going to happen. If you got up at 4 in the morning, you can expect to fall asleep earlier than usual tonight. If you expect (or anticipate) something, you are …

Definition of 'expecting' expecting in British English (ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ) adjective

Definition of expect verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Expecting definition: pregnant. See examples of EXPECTING used in a sentence.

expecting / expected expecting a flood expecting a miracle expecting a/the second wave expecting for them expecting gratitude expecting others to manage expecting Saturday? …

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expecting. In a statement, a spokeswoman for Kenvue reiterated that acetaminophen is the safest pain reliever option for pregnant women. Paxton …

We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. 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.