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expect

ex·pect

UK/ɪkˈspɛkt/ US/ɛkˈspɛkt/ very common

verb

1.

regard something as probable or likely

  • “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow”
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2.

consider obligatory; request and expect

  • “We require our secretary to be on time”
  • “Aren”
  • “;”
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3.

look forward to the probable occurrence of

  • “We were expecting a visit from our relatives”
  • “She is looking to a promotion”
  • “he is waiting to be drafted”
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4.

consider reasonable or due

  • “I”
5.

be pregnant with

  • “She is bearing his child”
  • “The are expecting another child in January”
  • “I am carrying his child”
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6.

look forward to the birth of a child

  • “She is expecting in March”

Origin

From Latin expectāre, infinitive form of exspectō (“look out for, await, expect”), from ex (“out”) + spectō (“look at”), frequentative of speciō (“see”).

Phrases

  • expect the unexpected

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