Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, n.
One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope
of receiving some good.
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An expectant of future glory. --South.
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Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of
expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.]
Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the
efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
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Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under
Expectancy.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
expectant
adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant,
anticipative]
2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child";
"was great with child" [syn: big(p), enceinte, gravid,
great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "expectant":
agape, agog, alert, all agog, anticipant, anticipating,
anticipative, anticipatory, anxious, apprehensive, aspiring,
assured, atiptoe, awaiting, big, certain, confident, eager,
expecting, fond, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, full of hope,
gaping, gone, gravid, heavy, hopeful, hoping, in anticipation,
in expectation, in good heart, in hopes, looking, looking for,
looking forward to, not surprised, of good cheer, of good hope,
open-eyed, openmouthed, optimistic, parturient, prepared, ready,
sanguine, sure, undespairing, unsurprised, waiting, waiting for,
watchful, watching for, with bated breath
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
EXPECTANT. Having relation to, or depending upon something; this word is
frequently used in connexion with fee, as fee expectant.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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