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expect
[ ik-spekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of:
I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
- to look for with reason or justification:
We expect obedience.
- Informal. to suppose or surmise; guess:
I expect that you are tired from the trip.
- to anticipate the birth of (one's child):
Paul and Sylvia expect their second very soon.
expect
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
- to regard as probable or likely; anticipate
he expects to win
- to look forward to or be waiting for
we expect good news today
- to decide that (something) is requisite or necessary; require
the boss expects us to work late today
Usage Note
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adjective
- ˈٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ·a· adverb
- ·Ļ· adverb
- ·Ļ·Ա noun
- ·İ noun
- ·iԲ· adverb
- v·· verb
- e· verb (used with object)
- un·a· adjective
- un·a· adverb
- ܲe·iԲ adjective
- un·iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of expect1
Idioms and Phrases
- be expecting, to be pregnant:
The cat is expecting again.
More idioms and phrases containing expect
see when least expected .Example Sentences
The No. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs isn’t expected to be decided until after El Camino Real faces Birmingham in a season-ending two-game series May 6 and 8.
As of Wednesday, Woods was in state custody for an unrelated issue, and she is expected to make her initial appearance in federal court in the coming weeks.
The state is running out of the 1980s-era sequence about a year earlier than expected, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Lauren is expected to appear in court at the end of the month.
The warm spell is expected to give a temporary boost to nature as migratory birds arrive from afar and butterflies stretch their wings.
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When To Use
are other ways to say expect?
To expect something is to look forward to it or to regard it as likely to happen. How is expect different from anticipate, hope, and await? Learn more on .
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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