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with bated breath
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with bated breathadverb
Eagerly; with great anticipation.
Etymology: From the verb bate, alteration by aphesis of the verb abate, meaning 'to reduce' or 'lessen'.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of with bated breath in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of with bated breath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of with bated breath in a Sentence
Living in Japan, we see a new path opening that will also normalize relations between North Korea and Japan, we can't think of that starting without the first (summit) happening, so we'll be watching developments with bated breath.
We can't think of that starting without the first (summit) happening, so we'll be watching developments with bated breath.
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