expectant
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4.1
- adjective
- /ɪkˈspɛktənt/
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expectante
- We've already got crowds who are all expectant of history being made today in Vienna.
- expectant look
- expectant silence
- expectant hush
Examples
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Melancholy now, he continues forward through the crowded airport and the expectant faces of those waiting for loved ones.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her narrow features, set off from her thick hair, were fixed in an expectant, faraway gaze.
Fiction book (1992) -
The surrounding countryside also became expectant, as if it were listening out.
Fiction book (1995) -
The parents have expectant looks on their faces, like hungry people about to be fed.
Fiction book (1997) -
We are by now sitting rigid in our chairs, frozen, expectant, wondering if he will do it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Thus?" He paused, and she waited, expectant, even eager, to hear him finish.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then there were the sweet, expectant faces of the apron-clad Hal and Nina looking at her.
Fiction book (1991) -
The expectant crowd waited eagerly for the concert to start, their excitement palpable.
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She sat in an expectant silence, hoping for good news about her job application.
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With expectant eyes, the child looked up at the magician, anticipating the next trick.
Synonyms
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1.0
Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest
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3.0
Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away
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5.9
Showing a feeling or action before something expected happens
Feeling eager while waiting for something
Feeling eager and waiting for something that will happen soon
How Expectant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expectant comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and spectare 'to look', the same root you see in inspect. So to expect is to 'look out' for something, and expectant describes a quiet, eager waiting for something to happen.