Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur

simple past tense and past participle of expect

expectative / (linguistics) A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.

plural of expectation

Able to be expected or anticipated; not unusual. / Able to be expected or considered due or required (of someone), reasonable to expect (someone to do, have, etc).

plural of expecter

A person who expects or awaits something.

Marked by expectation. / Pregnant. / (medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.

present participle of expect

Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.