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Examples of expecting
expecting
Expecting worse, McDonald said he left two laborers jobs vacant in public works.
From the timesunion.com
Of course, it wasn't the answer I was expecting, but it was the answer God gave.
From the kentucky.com
Hacker went to the doctor expecting to be diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome.
From the kentucky.com
Markets are expecting rates to be cut by 75 basis points by the end of the year.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Customers are forming outside the door, expecting an intricate four-course menu.
From the sfgate.com
Australia just one of four or five who might win but I'm not expecting them too.
From the guardian.co.uk
Expecting our government to do anything to help in real terms is naive, at best.
From the guardian.co.uk
We are expecting things to really take off in 2011, driven mainly by the trials.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Murray is still expecting another of their magnificently competitive encounters.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
- Ask: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
- Look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
- Consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
- Look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"
- Have a bun in the oven: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
- Expect is a Unix automation and testing tool, written by Don Libes as an extension to the Tcl scripting language, for interactive applications such as telnet, ftp, passwd, fsck, rlogin, tip, ssh, and others. ...
- (Expecting (Angel)) "Expecting" is episode 12 of season 1 in the television show Angel. Written by Howard Gordon and directed by David Semel, it was originally broadcast on January 25, 2000 on the WB network. ...
- To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, ...
