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expecting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?sp?kt??/, /?k?sp?kt??/
  • Hyphenation: ex?pect?ing

Verb

expecting

  1. present participle of expect

Adjective

expecting (not comparable)

  1. Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
    The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning childcare.
    When is the new couple expecting?

Synonyms

  • see pregnant

Translations

Noun

expecting (plural expectings)

  1. The process by which somebody expects something.

Translations

Anagrams

  • excepting

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assuming

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??sju?m??/, /??su?m??/

Verb

assuming

  1. present participle of assume

Noun

assuming (plural assumings)

  1. An assumption.
    • December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry
      No positive inference can he drawn from Nayler's confession, as to his assuming the attributes of Christ, but rather a positive denial of these assumings.

Adjective

assuming (comparative more assuming, superlative most assuming)

  1. haughty; arrogant

Related terms

  • assume
  • assumptious

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “assuming”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

assuming From the web:

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  • what assuming does
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  • what does assuming state debts mean
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