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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

Confident in one's own abilities

Feeling, or wanting to feel, optimism about a future event

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

having swallowed a watermelon seed

with a joey in the pouch

fertilized^US

fertilised^UK

swelling

bearing a child

expecting a child

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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Confident in one's own abilities

not backward in coming forward

disposed to look on the bright side

cool, calm and collected

with both feet on the ground

down-to-earth

serious-minded

self-restrained

having both feet on the ground

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Adjective

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Feeling, or wanting to feel, optimism about a future event

disposed to look on the bright side

looking on the bright side

looking through rose-colored glasses

buoyed up

always expecting the best

seen through rose-coloured spectacles

disposed to take a favourable view

inclined to look through rose-coloured spectacles

unshakeable in one's belief

have no doubt

secure in one's belief

easy in one's mind

hold the unwavering view

having no questions about

unshaken in one's belief

holding the unwavering view

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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

forming an opinion of

foretelling

summing up

having a sneaking suspicion

realizing^US

realising^UK

making an estimate of

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

forming an impression of

philosophising^UK

taking stock in

taking as gospel truth

calculating roughly

swearing by

taking as a hypothesis

looking on

going out on a limb

setting down

getting the measure of

analysing^UK

compartmentalizing^US

recognizing^US

analyzing^US

thinking it likely that

having a sneaking feeling

compartmentalising^UK

recognising^UK

seeing something coming

taking a stab at

taking it for granted

jumping to a conclusion

regretting

budgeting

taking something read

taking something as given

having as one's opinion

expressing an opinion

having a sneaking suspicion of

having a funny feeling

taking something on board

fantasizing^US

thinking it conceivable

fantasising^UK

betting one's bottom dollar

entertaining the idea

taking the view

setting store by

subscribing to the opinion

criticizing^US

assessing the worth of

criticising^UK

checking something out

taking account of

making up one's mind about

labelling^UK

labeling^US

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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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