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ex·pect
(ĭk-spĕkt′)v. ex·pect·ed, ex·pect·ing, ex·pects
v.tr.
1.
a. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of: expecting a phone call; expects rain on Sunday.
b. To consider likely or certain: expect to see them soon. See Usage Note at anticipate.
2. To consider reasonable or due: We expect an apology.
3. To consider obligatory; require: The school expects its pupils to be on time.
4. Informal To presume; suppose.
v.intr.
To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again.
[Latin exspectāre : ex-, ex- + spectāre, to look at, frequentative of specere, to see; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pect′a·ble adj.
ex·pect′a·bly adv.
ex·pect′ed·ly adv.
ex·pect′ed·ness n.
Synonyms: expect, anticipate, hope, await
These verbs relate to the idea of looking ahead to something in the future. To expect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something: "We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope" (Edgar W. Howe).
Anticipate sometimes refers to taking advance action, as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated: anticipated the storm and locked the shutters. The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected: The police are anticipating trouble with rowdy fans after the game. To hope is to look forward with desire and usually with a measure of confidence in the likelihood of gaining what is desired: I hope to see you soon. To await is to wait expectantly and with certainty: She is eagerly awaiting your letter.
These verbs relate to the idea of looking ahead to something in the future. To expect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something: "We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope" (Edgar W. Howe).
Anticipate sometimes refers to taking advance action, as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated: anticipated the storm and locked the shutters. The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected: The police are anticipating trouble with rowdy fans after the game. To hope is to look forward with desire and usually with a measure of confidence in the likelihood of gaining what is desired: I hope to see you soon. To await is to wait expectantly and with certainty: She is eagerly awaiting your letter.
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expect
(ɪkˈspɛkt)vb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
1. to regard as probable or likely; anticipate: he expects to win.
2. to look forward to or be waiting for: we expect good news today.
3. to decide that (something) is requisite or necessary; require: the boss expects us to work late today.
[C16: from Latin exspectāre to watch for, from spectāre to look at]
exˈpectable adj
exˈpectably adv
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ex•pect
(ɪkˈspɛkt)v.t.
1. to anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: to expect guests.
2. to consider as reasonable, due, or justified: We expect obedience.
3. Informal. to suppose; surmise: I expect you want to rest now.
4. to anticipate the birth of (one's child).
Idioms: be expecting, to be pregnant.
[1550–60; < Latin ex(s)pectāre to look out for, await =ex- ex-1 + spectāre to look at, frequentative of specere]
ex•pect′a•ble, adj.
ex•pect′a•bly, adv.
ex•pect′ed•ly, adv.
ex•pect′ed•ness, n.
ex•pect′er, n.
ex•pect′ing•ly, adv.
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expect
1. 'expect'
If you expect that something will happen, you believe that it will happen.
I expect you'll be glad when I leave.
They expect that about 1,500 people will attend.
You can sometimes use a to-infinitive after expect instead of a that-clause. For example, instead of saying 'I expect Johnson will come to the meeting', you can say 'I expect Johnson to come to the meeting'. However, the meaning is not quite the same. If you say 'I expect Johnson will come to the meeting', you are simply saying that you think he will come. If you say 'I expect Johnson to come to the meeting', you are showing that you want Johnson to come to the meeting and that you will be annoyed or disappointed if he does not come.
Nobody expected the strike to succeed.
The talks are expected to last two or three days.
Instead of saying you 'expect something will not' happen, you usually say you do not expect it will happen or do not expect it to happen.
I don't expect it will be necessary.
I did not expect to be acknowledged.
If you expect something is true, you think it is probably true.
I expect they've gone.
Instead of saying you 'expect something is not' true, you usually say you do not expect it is true.
I don't expect you have much time for shopping.
If someone asks if something is true, you can say I expect so.
'Will Joe be here at Christmas?' – 'I expect so.'
Be Careful!
Don't say 'I expect it'.
If you are expecting someone or something, you believe that they are going to arrive or happen.
They were expecting Wendy and the children.
Rodin was expecting an important letter from France.
We are expecting rain.
When expect is used like this, don't use a preposition after it.
2. 'wait for'
Don't confuse expect with wait for. If you are waiting for someone or something, you are remaining in the same place or delaying doing something until they arrive or happen.
He sat on the bench and waited for Miguel.
Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen.
See wait
3. 'look forward to'
When you look forward to something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it.
I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays.
I always looked forward to seeing her.
See look forward to
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expect
Past participle: expected
Gerund: expecting
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| Verb | 1. |  expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"guess, reckon, suppose, think, imagine, opine - expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" assume, presume, take for granted - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| 2. | expect - consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" | |
| 3. |  expect - 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"expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" look forward - expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon" look to - turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings" hold the line, hang on, hold on - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder" | |
| 4. | expect - consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" | |
| 5. |  expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" | |
| 6. |  expect - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March" |
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expect
verb
1. think, believe, suppose, assume, trust, imagine, reckon, forecast, calculate, presume, foresee, conjecture, surmise, think likely We expect the talks will continue until tomorrow.
2. anticipate, look forward to, predict, envisage, await, hope for, contemplate, bargain for, look ahead to I wasn't expecting to see you today.
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expect
verb1. To look forward to confidently:
Informal: figure on.
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Translations
توقعيَتَوَقَّعُيَتَوَقَّعيُتَوَقَّع من، يُنْتَظَريَعْتَقِد، يَتَوَقَّع
očekávat
forventekræveformode
olettaa
očekivati
elvárvalószínûnek tart
ætlast til, krefjastbúast viîbúast viî, væntagera ráî fyrir, òykjast vita
期待する予想する予期する
기대하다
laukianti vaikolaukimaslūkestisnėščiasu viltimi
cerētdomātgaidītsagaidīt
domnevatipričakovati
förvänta (sig)
คาดว่า
trông mong
expect
[ɪksˈpekt]A. VT
1. (= anticipate, hope for, wait for) → esperar
I did not know what to expect → yo no sabía qué esperar
it's not what I expected → no es lo que yo esperaba
you know what to expect → ya sabes a qué atenerte
we'll expect you for supper → te esperamos a cenar
is he expecting you? → ¿tiene usted cita con él?
it's easier than I expected → es más fácil de lo que esperaba
to expect to do sth → esperar hacer algo
they expect to arrive tomorrow → esperan llegar mañana
I expect him to arrive soon → creo que llegará pronto
it is expected that → se espera que + subjun, se prevé que
we expect great things of him → tenemos depositadas grandes esperanzas en él
I expected as much; just what I expected → ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
that was (only) to be expected → eso era de esperar
as was to be expected; as might have been expected; as one might expect → como era de esperar
when least expected → el día menos pensado
expect me when you see me → no cuentes conmigo
I did not know what to expect → yo no sabía qué esperar
it's not what I expected → no es lo que yo esperaba
you know what to expect → ya sabes a qué atenerte
we'll expect you for supper → te esperamos a cenar
is he expecting you? → ¿tiene usted cita con él?
it's easier than I expected → es más fácil de lo que esperaba
to expect to do sth → esperar hacer algo
they expect to arrive tomorrow → esperan llegar mañana
I expect him to arrive soon → creo que llegará pronto
it is expected that → se espera que + subjun, se prevé que
we expect great things of him → tenemos depositadas grandes esperanzas en él
I expected as much; just what I expected → ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
that was (only) to be expected → eso era de esperar
as was to be expected; as might have been expected; as one might expect → como era de esperar
when least expected → el día menos pensado
expect me when you see me → no cuentes conmigo
2. (= suppose) → imaginarse, suponer
I expect so → supongo que sí, a lo mejor
yes, I expect it is → así tenía que ser
I expect it was John → me imagino que fue John
I expect she's there by now → me imagino que ya habrá llegado
I expect he'll be late → seguro que llega tarde
I expect so → supongo que sí, a lo mejor
yes, I expect it is → así tenía que ser
I expect it was John → me imagino que fue John
I expect she's there by now → me imagino que ya habrá llegado
I expect he'll be late → seguro que llega tarde
3. (= require) to expect sth (of/from sb) → esperar algo (de algn)
I think you're expecting too much of me → creo que esperas demasiado de mí
to expect sb to do sth → esperar que algn haga algo
I expect you to be punctual → cuento con que serás puntual
how can you expect me to sympathize? → ¿y me pides compasión?
you can't expect too much from him → no debes esperar demasiado de él
she can't be expected to know that → no se puede esperar or pretender que sepa eso
what do you expect me to do about it? → ¿qué pretendes que haga yo?
it is hardly to be expected that → apenas cabe esperar que + subjun
I think you're expecting too much of me → creo que esperas demasiado de mí
to expect sb to do sth → esperar que algn haga algo
I expect you to be punctual → cuento con que serás puntual
how can you expect me to sympathize? → ¿y me pides compasión?
you can't expect too much from him → no debes esperar demasiado de él
she can't be expected to know that → no se puede esperar or pretender que sepa eso
what do you expect me to do about it? → ¿qué pretendes que haga yo?
it is hardly to be expected that → apenas cabe esperar que + subjun
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expect
[ɪkˈspɛkt] vt
(= anticipate) → s'attendre à, s'attendre à ce que + subj
I was expecting the worst → Je m'attendais au pire.
to expect (that) → s'attendre à ce que + subj
I expect it will rain → Je m'attends à ce qu'il pleuve.
to expect to do sth → s'attendre à faire qch
to expect sb to do sth → s'attendre à ce que qn fasse qch
to expect sth to happen → s'attendre à ce que qch arrive
as expected → comme prévu
I was expecting the worst → Je m'attendais au pire.
to expect (that) → s'attendre à ce que + subj
I expect it will rain → Je m'attends à ce qu'il pleuve.
to expect to do sth → s'attendre à faire qch
to expect sb to do sth → s'attendre à ce que qn fasse qch
to expect sth to happen → s'attendre à ce que qch arrive
as expected → comme prévu
(= count on) → compter sur, escompter
(= hope for) → espérer
(= require) → demander, exiger
to expect to have sth → demander à avoir qch
to expect sb to do sth → demander à qn de faire qch, exiger que qn fasse qch
We expect you to arrive on time → Nous vous demandons d'arriver à l'heure.
to expect to have sth → demander à avoir qch
to expect sb to do sth → demander à qn de faire qch, exiger que qn fasse qch
We expect you to arrive on time → Nous vous demandons d'arriver à l'heure.
vi
to be expecting → être enceinte
to be expecting → être enceinte
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expect
vt
(= anticipate) → erwarten; esp sth bad → rechnen mit; that was to be expected → das war zu erwarten, damit war zu rechnen; I know what to expect → ich weiß, was mich erwartet; we were expecting war in 1939 → 1939 haben wir mit Krieg gerechnet; to expect the worst → mit dem Schlimmsten rechnen; I expected as much → das habe ich erwartet, damit habe ich gerechnet; he failed as (we had) expected → er fiel, wie erwartet, durch; he got first prize as was to be expected → wie erwartet, bekam er den ersten Preis; to expect to do something → erwarten or damit rechnen, etw zu tun; I didn’t expect to gain his sympathy → ich habe kein Mitleid von ihm erwartet; he expects to be elected → er rechnet damit, gewählt zu werden; it is expected that … → es wird erwartet, dass …, man rechnet damit, dass …; it is hardly to be expected that … → es ist kaum zu erwarten or damit zu rechnen, dass …; the talks are expected to last two days → die Gespräche sollen zwei Tage dauern; she is expected to resign tomorrow → es wird erwartet, dass sie morgen zurücktritt; I was expecting him to come → ich habe eigentlich erwartet, dass er kommt; you can’t expect me to agree to that! → Sie erwarten doch wohl nicht, dass ich dem zustimme!; I’ll expect to see you tomorrow then → dann sehen wir uns also morgen; at that price, what did you expect? → was hast du denn zu dem or für den Preis erwartet?
(= suppose) → denken, glauben; will they be on time? — yes, I expect so/no, I expect not → kommen sie pünktlich? — ja, ich glaube schon or ich denke doch/nein, ich glaube nicht; this work is very tiring — yes, I expect it is → diese Arbeit ist sehr anstrengend — (ja,) das glaube ich; I expect it will rain → höchstwahrscheinlich wird es regnen, es wird wohl regnen; I expect you’d like a drink → Sie möchten sicher etwas trinken, ich nehme an, Sie möchten etwas trinken; I expect you’re tired → Sie werden sicher müde sein; I expect he turned it down → er hat wohl abgelehnt, ich nehme an, er hat abgelehnt; well, I expect he’s right → er wird schon recht haben; well, I expect it’s all for the best → das ist wohl nur gut so; I expect it was your father who phoned → ich nehme an, es war dein Vater, der angerufen hat
(= demand) to expect something of or from somebody → etw von jdm erwarten; to expect somebody to do something → erwarten, dass jd etw tut; I expect you to be obedient → ich erwarte von dir Gehorsam; what do you expect me to do about it? → was soll ich da tun?; don’t expect me to feel sorry → erwarte von mir kein Mitleid; are we expected to tip the waiter? → müssen wir dem Kellner Trinkgeld geben?
(= await) person, thing, action, baby → erwarten; I will be expecting you tomorrow → ich erwarte dich morgen; I am expecting them for supper → ich erwarte sie zum Abendessen; we’ll expect you when we see you (inf) → wenn ihr kommt, dann kommt ihr (inf); you’ll have to expect me when you see me (inf) → wenn ich da bin, bin ich da! (inf)
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expect
[ɪksˈpɛkt]1. vt
a. (anticipate) → aspettarsi, prevedere; (count on) → contare su; (hope for) → sperare in; (wait for, letter, guests, baby) → aspettare
it's easier than I expected → è più facile del previsto
to expect to do sth → pensare or contare di fare qc
I expected as much → me l'aspettavo
we'll expect you for supper → ti aspettiamo per cena
that was (only) to be expected → non potevamo che aspettarcelo
I did not know what to expect → non sapevo che cosa aspettarmi
as expected → come previsto
I'll expect you when I see you (fam) → ci vediamo quando ci vediamo
it's easier than I expected → è più facile del previsto
to expect to do sth → pensare or contare di fare qc
I expected as much → me l'aspettavo
we'll expect you for supper → ti aspettiamo per cena
that was (only) to be expected → non potevamo che aspettarcelo
I did not know what to expect → non sapevo che cosa aspettarmi
as expected → come previsto
I'll expect you when I see you (fam) → ci vediamo quando ci vediamo
c. (require) to expect sth (from sb) → esigere qc (da qn)
to expect sb to do sth → pretendere or esigere che qn faccia qc
I expect you to be punctual → esigo che tu sia puntuale
you can't expect too much from him → non puoi pretendere troppo da lui
what do you expect me to do about it? → cosa vuoi che ci faccia?
to expect sb to do sth → pretendere or esigere che qn faccia qc
I expect you to be punctual → esigo che tu sia puntuale
you can't expect too much from him → non puoi pretendere troppo da lui
what do you expect me to do about it? → cosa vuoi che ci faccia?
2. vi to be expecting (a baby) → essere incinta or in stato interessante
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expect
(ikˈspekt) verb1. to think of as likely to happen or come. I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.
2. to think or believe (that something will happen). He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.'
3. to require. They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.
4. to suppose or assume. I expect (that) you're tired.
exˈpectancy noun the state of expecting or hoping. a feeling/look/air of expectancy.
exˈpectant adjective1. full of hope or expectation. the expectant faces of the audience.
2. expecting (a baby). an expectant mother.
exˈpectantly adverbˌexpecˈtation (ekspek-) noun
1. the state of expecting. In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.
2. what is expected. He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?
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expect
→ يَتَوَقَّعُ očekávat forvente erwarten αναμένω esperar olettaa attendre à (‘s) očekivati aspettarsi 期待する 기대하다 verwachten forvente spodziewać się esperar ожидать förvänta (sig) คาดว่า ummak trông mong 期待Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
expect
vt. esperar; suponer;
I knew what to expect → Sabía qué esperar.
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