expect (verb)
1expect — ► VERB 1) regard as likely to happen. 2) regard (someone) as likely to do or be something. 3) believe that (someone) will arrive soon. 4) require as appropriate or rightfully due. 5) (be expecting) informal be pregnant. DERIVATIVES …
2expect — verb ADVERB ▪ confidently ▪ She confidently expects to win. ▪ fully ▪ My parents fully expect us to get married. ▪ rightly …
3expect — verb Etymology: Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look more at spy Date: 1560 intransitive verb 1. archaic wait, stay 2. to look forward 3. to be pregnant …
4expect — I (anticipate) verb await, bargain for, be certain, be confident, be prepared, calculate upon, count on, expectare, have in prospect, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, provide for, reckon on, sperare, wait for, watch for associated …
5expect — verb /ɪkˈspɛkt/ a) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; often… …
6expect — verb 1) I expect she ll be late Syn: suppose, presume, think, believe, imagine, assume, surmise; informal guess, reckon, figure 2) a 10 percent rise was expected Syn: anticipate, await …
7expect — verb 1) I expect she ll be late Syn: suppose, presume, imagine, assume, surmise; informal guess, reckon; N.Amer.; informal figure 2) a 10 per cent rise was expected Syn: anticipate …
8expect — verb 1》 regard as likely to happen, do, or be the case. ↘suppose or assume: I expect I ll be late. 2》 believe that (someone) will arrive soon. ↘(be expecting) informal be pregnant. 3》 require as appropriate or rightfully due. ↘require …
9expect the unexpected — verb To not be surprised by an unusual event. Anything could happen, and probably will …
10expect — [[t]ɪkspe̱kt[/t]] ♦ expects, expecting, expected 1) VERB If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen. [V to inf] ...a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks... [V n to inf] They no longer expect… …