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   ex·pect

   /ikˈspek(t)/

   verb

   • 1. regard (something) as likely to happen: "we expect the best" Similar anticipateawaitlook forhope forwatch forlook forward tolook ahead tohave in prospectcontemplatebargain for/onbank onbe prepared forplan forpredictforecastforeseeprophesyenvisageenvision
   • ▪ regard (someone) as likely to do or be something: "they were not expecting him to continue" Similar supposepresumethink it likelythinkbelieveimagineassumeconjecturesurmisecalculatejudgetrustinformal:guessreckonfigure
   • ▪ believe that (someone or something) will arrive soon: "Celia was expecting a visitor"
   • ▪ look for (something) from someone as rightfully due or requisite in the circumstances: "we expect great things of you" Similar requireask forcall forlook forwishwanthope forcount onrely oninsist ondemand
   • ▪ require (someone) to fulfill an obligation: "we expect employers to pay a reasonable salary"
   • ▪ used to indicate that one supposes something to be so, but has no firm evidence or knowledge: "they're just friends of his, I expect"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘defer action, wait’): from Latin exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’ (frequentative of specere ‘see’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. expectable adjective

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   Expect definition: to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of. See examples of EXPECT used in a sentence.

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   If you expect something, you think it’s going to happen. If you got up at 4 in the morning, you can expect to fall asleep earlier than usual tonight. If you expect (or anticipate) something, you are fairly sure that it is coming, though you might not be totally certain.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb expect, which means to think or believe that something will happen or that somebody will do something. See pictures, idioms and extra examples of expect in different contexts.