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Adjective Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth pregnant enceinte expectant gravid with child preggers preggy big caught clucky gone heavy parturient preggo quick carrying carrying a child childing expecting a baby having a baby having a child impregnate in the club eating for two expecting a happy event in pod in the family way in trouble knocked up up the duff up the spout up the stick with young big with child heavy with child in the pudding club on the way with one in the oven in a delicate condition in a family way in an interesting condition with a bun in the oven Verb Present participle for to regard (something) as likely to happen anticipating envisaging forecasting predicting envisioning foreseeing awaiting contemplating prophesying sensing divining feeling foreshadowing foretelling suspecting visualisingUK visualizingUS apprehending figuring foreknowing gathering pre-empting prognosticating banking on planning for bargaining for bargaining on counting on counting upon having in prospect hoping for looking for looking forward to planning on seeing coming waiting for watching for looking ahead to seeing in the cards contemplating the possibility of “I expect an eventual recovery in the slumping economy.” Verb Present participle for to require (something) as rightfully due or appropriate in the circumstances requiring demanding wanting wishing obligating obliging directing needing commanding exacting ordering calling for asking for counting on insisting on looking for relying on hoping for relying upon “We expect you to comply with the rules of your employment.” Verb Present participle for to regard as likely assuming believing presuming supposing suspecting thinking calculating considering estimating fancying imagining reckoning surmising theorisingUK theorizingUS trusting ascertaining conjecturing daresaying deeming divining forecasting hypothesisingUK hypothesizingUS positing postulating presupposing speculating deducing figuring foreseeing guessing judging thinking it likely thinking likely taking it coming to the conclusion drawing the inference taking for granted getting the idea having a hunch having sneaking suspicion taking it as given “I expect he'll perform according to expectations.” Find more words! 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