expectative
expectative adjective: of or pertaining to an expectation.
Adjective
expectative (comparative more expectative, superlative most expectative)
- Of or pertaining to an expectation.
- Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
Noun
expectative (plural expectatives)
- The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.
- An expectation.
expectative meaning in Tamil
expectative in Tamil
- எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் பொருள், எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிற, எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் பொருள் சார்ந்த, மானிய வகையில் கொடுப்பவர்க்கே மீள்கிற, மானிய மீட்சி சார்ந்த
Forms of expectative
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more expectative |
| superlative | most expectative |
| Noun | |
| plural | expectatives |
Origin of expectative
From expect + -ative?
Words formed from expectative
Phrases with expectative
Questions about expectative
- What does expectative mean?
- Expectative means of or pertaining to an expectation.
- What is expectative in Tamil?
- Expectative in Tamil is எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் பொருள், எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிற, எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் பொருள் சார்ந்த. See Expectative meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is expectative?
- Expectative can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near expectative in the dictionary
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