Polyglot Dictionary

erwartungsvoll

/ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtʊŋsfɔl/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. expectant

    Built from Erwartung (expectation) + -voll (-ful).

    • Sie sah ihn erwartungsvoll an.

      She looked at him expectantly.

Made of

  • Erwartung expectation
  • -voll -ful

Similar words

schwanger

Schwanger is the plain word for pregnant; erwartungsvoll literally means "expectant" — the same word English uses for an expectant mother.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

expectante

expectante is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "expectant."

Practice

1 What does erwartungsvoll mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie sah ihn ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erwartungsvoll?

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