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Expect
ɪkˈspɛkt
Expect definitions
verb
expect
expected
expecting
expects
- regard (something) as likely to happen
"it's as well to expect the worst"
- regard (someone) as likely to do or be something
"they were not expecting him to continue"
- believe that (someone or something) will arrive soon
"Celia was expecting a visitor"
- require (something) as rightfully due or appropriate in the circumstances
"we expect great things of you"
- require (someone) to fulfil 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
"they're just friends of his, I expect"