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Adjective

Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth

Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good

Filled with or inspiring hope

Confident in one's own abilities

Present participle for to regard (something) as likely to happen

Present participle for to require (something) as rightfully due or appropriate in the circumstances

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Adjective

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Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth

expecting a happy event

in a delicate condition

in an interesting condition

with a bun in the oven

with a baby on the way

teeming

fraught

replete

having swallowed a watermelon seed

large

with a joey in the pouch

fertilized^US

fertilised^UK

knocked-up

having a bun in the oven

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“Two months to the date of their wedding anniversary Jessica was expecting.”

Adjective

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Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good

waiting with bated breath

on the edge of your seat

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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Adjective

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Filled with or inspiring hope

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Confident in one's own abilities

cool, calm and collected

not backward in coming forward

keeping a stiff upper lip

serious

have one's act together

keeping one's shirt on

centred^UK

centered^US

with one's feet on the ground

unshakeable in one's belief

trusting

in no doubt

secure in one's belief

disposed to look on the bright side

somber^US

sombre^UK

without a care in the world

with both feet on the ground

having both feet on the ground

with the patience of Job

not given to excesses

in control of yourself

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Noun

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Being pregnant

Noun

About to experience

Verb

To hold an opinion

coming to the conclusion that

theorizing^US

theorising^UK

coming to the conclusion

drawing the inference

having sneaking suspicion

gauging^UK

gaging^US

realizing^US

recognizing^US

realising^UK

recognising^UK

taking as gospel truth

forming an opinion of

taking as a hypothesis

thinking it likely that

having as one's opinion

having a sneaking suspicion

drawing conclusions

banking on

taking it for granted

taking something on board

betting one's bottom dollar

entertaining the idea

taking the view

subscribing to the opinion

forming an impression of

visualizing^US

making an estimate of

visualising^UK

having a sneaking suspicion of

jumping to a conclusion

becoming cognizant of

feeling in one's bones

becoming conscious of

getting the impression

getting the drift

catching on

having a funny feeling

taking in

getting the impression of

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“I expect he'll perform according to expectations.”

Verb

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Present participle for to regard (something) as likely to happen

“I expect an eventual recovery in the slumping economy.”

Verb

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Present participle for to require (something) as rightfully due or appropriate in the circumstances

“We expect you to comply with the rules of your employment.”

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