expectantly

/ɪkˈspɛktəntli/ adv

In an expectant manner.

Word Origin Expect comes from Latin 'expectare', from 'ex-' 'out' + 'spectare' 'to look' — literally 'to look out for,' to await. Expectantly means 'with hopeful anticipation.' The root 'spect-' gives us inspect (look into), respect (look back at), prospect (look forward), and spectacle (something to look at). The PIE root *spek- is about seeing.

adv In an expectant manner.

The children waited expectantly for the magician to reveal his next trick.

(副词) 期待地;期盼地

孩子们期待地等待着魔术师展示他的下一个戏法。

(adverbio) con expectación; con expectativa; con ilusión; con esperanza [De manera expectante.]

Los niños esperaban con expectación a que el mago revelara su siguiente truco.

(adverbe) avec impatience; dans l'attente; plein d'espoir; avec espoir [Avec une attente pleine d'espoir ou d'impatience.]

Les enfants attendaient avec impatience que le magicien révèle son prochain tour.

(Adverb) erwartungsvoll; gespannt [Auf eine erwartungsvolle Weise; so, dass jemand voller Erwartung oder Spannung ist.]

Die Kinder warteten **expectantly** auf den nächsten Zaubertrick des Magiers.

(副詞) 期待して; 待ち望む様子で

子供たちは、魔術師が次の技を披露するのを今か今かと期待を込めて待った。

(advérbio) expectantemente; ansiosamente; com expectativa [De maneira expectante.]

As crianças esperaram ansiosamente para que o mágico revelasse seu próximo truque.

Word parts: ex + pect + ant + ly

Common collocations

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