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Expecting vs Knowing - What's the difference?

expecting | knowing |

As verbs the difference between expecting and knowing

is that expecting is while knowing is .

As adjectives the difference between expecting and knowing

is that expecting is of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant while knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As a noun knowing is

the act or condition of having knowledge.

expecting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
    • The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning child care.
    When is the new couple expecting ?

    Synonyms

    * see pregnant

    Anagrams

    *

    knowing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
  • * South
    • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
    • a knowing rascal
  • Suggestive of private knowledge.
  • Deliberate

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * knowingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or condition of having knowledge.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .