- expectant waiting
- たいぼう 待望
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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
Expectant estate — 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} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waiting — Synonyms and related words: about to be, agape, agog, all agog, already in sight, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxiety, apprehension, approaching, at hand, attendant, attending, awaiting, brewing, certain, cliff hanging,… … Moby Thesaurus
expectant — [adj1] anticipating alert, anticipative, anxious, apprehensive, awaiting, breathless, eager, expecting, hopeful, hoping, in suspense, looking for, on edge*, on tenterhooks*, prepared, raring*, ready, vigilant, waiting, waiting on, watchful, with… … New thesaurus
expectant — [ek spek′tənt, ikspek′tənt] adj. [ME < OFr < L expectans, prp. of expectare] expecting; specif., a) having or showing expectation b) waiting, as for the birth of a child or for an inheritance n. a person who expects something expectantly… … English World dictionary
expectant — adjective 1) expectant fans Syn: eager, excited, psyched, agog, waiting with bated breath, hopeful; in suspense, on tenterhooks 2) an expectant mother Syn: pregnant; informal expecting, with a bun in the oven; … Thesaurus of popular words
expectant — Synonyms and related words: agape, agog, alert, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxious, apprehensive, aspiring, assured, atiptoe, awaiting, big, certain, confident, eager, expecting, fond, forearmed, forestalling … Moby Thesaurus
expectant — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Characterized by anticipation] Syn. expecting, hoping, hopeful, waiting, awaiting, anticipating, anticipative, in expectation, watchful, vigilant, eager, ready, looking forward to, prepared, in suspense, gaping,… … English dictionary for students
expectant — ex pect·ant || tÉ™nt n. one who is expecting or anticipating (i.e. the birth of a child) adj. in a state of anticipation, in an attitude of waiting … English contemporary dictionary
expectant — a. Waiting, looking for, looking forward to … New dictionary of synonyms
Watchful waiting — (also watch and wait or WAW) is an approach to a medical problem in which time is allowed to pass before medical intervention or therapy is used. During this time, repeated testing may be performed. Related terms include expectant management[1],… … Wikipedia
