expectant

[US]/ɪk'spekt(ə)nt/
[UK]/ɪk'spɛktənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. waiting in expectation or anticipation

Phrases & Collocations

expectant mother

expectant father

expectant parents

Example Sentences

an expectant look; an expectant hush.

an expectant conference crowd.

the room hummed with an expectant murmur.

the night was percolating with an expectant energy.

The indication of expectant treatment should be taken restrictively in slight cases.

The expectant crowds waited for the king and his queen to pass.

Mother eyed Jim with an eager, expectant smile.

If no clinical effect is achieved after expectant treatment and extra-spinal diseases were excluded, exploratory operation inside canalis spinal should be employed.

Results 24 cases testicular adnexa were made orchidectomy by operations research,and 6 cases of them were made expectant treatment because of rejecting operation.

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