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.

simple past tense and past participle of expect

Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur

plural of expectancy

plural of expectation

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. / That which is expected or looked for.

(transitive, intransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen / To consider obligatory or required. / To consider reasonably due.

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

The process by which somebody expects something.

present participle of expect