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The correct spelling is expecting.
How to pronounce expecting
verb
IPA: /ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/
Say it like: Exp-ect-ing
The correct spelling is expecting. To predict or believe that something will happen For example: "He never expected to be discovered."
Usage Examples
“He never expected to be discovered.”
“You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week.”
“The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning childcare.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To predict or believe that something will happen
- 2.To consider obligatory or required.
- 3.To consider reasonably due.
- 4.(continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple) To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
- 5.To wait for; to await.
noun
- 1.The process by which somebody expects something.
adjective
- 1.Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
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