expect

ex·pect  (k-spkt)

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 telephone 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.

1. To look forward to the birth of one's child. Used in progressive tenses: His sister is expecting in May.

2. To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again.

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[Latin exspectre : ex-, ex- + spectre, to look at, frequentative of specere, to see; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·pecta·ble adj.

ex·pecta·bly adv.

ex·pected·ly adv.

ex·pected·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 nothingbut 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 attack and locked the gates.
The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected: anticipate trouble.
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: eagerly awaiting your letter.

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expect

Verb

1. to regard as likely

2. to look forward to or be waiting for

3. to require (something) as an obligation: he expects an answer by January

4. be expecting Informal to be pregnant [Latin exspectare to watch for]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" anticipate 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" await, expect, wait, look - 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" believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
	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" require, ask 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" await, wait, look 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" look for, look to, anticipate - be excited or anxious about
	4.	expect - consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
	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" await, expect, wait, look - 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"
	6.	expect - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" have a bun in the oven, gestate, bear, carry birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" 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

verb 2. anticipate, look forward to, predict, envisage, await, hope for, contemplate, bargain for, look ahead to

verb 3. require, demand, want, wish, look for, call for, ask for, hope for, insist on, count on, rely upon

Translations

expect [ɪkˈspɛkt] vt (gen) → esperar (= count on); contar con (= suppose); suponer

vi to be expecting → estar encinta;

to expect to do sth → esperar hacer algo;

as expected → como era de esperar;

I expect so → supongo que sí

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expect [ɪkˈspɛkt] vt (= anticipate) → s'attendre à, s'attendre à ce que + sub (= count on); compter sur, escompter (= hope for); espérer (= require); demander, exiger (= suppose); supposer (= await) [+ also baby] → attendre

vi to be expecting [pregnant woman] → être enceinte;

to expect sb to do (= anticipate) → s'attendre à ce que qn fasse (= demand); attendre de qn qu'il fasse;

to expect to do sth → penser or compter faire qch, s'attendre à faire qch;

as expected → comme prévu;

I expect so → je crois que oui, je crois bien

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expect [ɪksˈpɛkt] vt → erwarten;

(suppose) → denken, glauben;

(count on) → rechnen mit

vi to be expecting → ein Kind erwarten;

to expect sb to do sth → erwarten, dass jd etw tut;

to expect to do sth → vorhaben, etw zu tun;

as expected → wie erwartet;

I expect so → ich glaube schon

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expect [ɪkˈspɛkt] vt (= anticipate) → prevedere, aspettarsi, prevedere or aspettarsi che + sub (= count on); contare su (= hope for); sperare (= require); richiedere, esigere (= suppose); supporre (= await), [+ also baby]; aspettare

vi to be expecting → essere in stato interessante;

to expect sb to do → aspettarsi che qn faccia;

to expect to do sth → pensare or contare di fare qc;

as expected → come previsto;

I expect so → credo di sì