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1 expectant
• toiveikas• odottava* * *1) (full of hope or expectation: the expectant faces of the audience.) odotuksen valtaama2) (expecting (a baby): an expectant mother.) odottava -
2 expect
• olettaa• ounastella• toivoa• odottaa• aavistaa• arvella• arvata• luulla* * *ik'spekt1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) odottaa2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') olettaa3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) vaatia, edellyttää4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) otaksua•- expectant
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expectant — expectant, ante [ ɛkspɛktɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1826; n. v. 1460; lat. exspectans, p. prés. de exspectare « attendre » ♦ Littér. Qui reste dans l expectative, l attente. ⇒ attentiste. Une attitude expectante. Politique expectante. ⇒ opportuniste. ⊗… … Encyclopédie Universelle
expectant — expectant, ante (èk spè ktan, ktan t ) adj. 1° Qui attend. Médecine expectante, celle qui, attendant que la nature agisse par elle même, emploie des moyens peu actifs. Par extension. Méthode expectante, règle de conduite par laquelle on se… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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. [1913 Webster] {Expectant estate} (Law), an … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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expectant method — or expectant treatment, a method of treating certain diseases by letting them run their normal course without attempting more than the checking of certain symptoms and conditions: »Cholera is treated by the expectant method … Useful english dictionary
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expectant — index pending (imminent), preparatory, prospective, ready (prepared), sanguine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burt … Law dictionary
expectant — late 14c., from O.Fr. expectant or directly from L. expectantem/exspectantem (nom. expectans/exspectans), prp. of expectare/exspectare (see EXPECT (Cf. expect)). Related: Expectantly. As a noun, from 1620s … Etymology dictionary
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