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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

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

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

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

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expect

v expect [ikˈspekt]

1 to think of as likely to happen or come I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train. verwag يَتَوَقَّع надявам се očekávat forvente; regne med erwarten προσδοκώ, περιμένω esperar ootama انتظار داشتن odottaa attendre לְשַעֵר आशा रखना očekivati vár menunggu búast við aspettare 待ちうける 기대하다 laukti gaidīt menunggu verwachten (for)vente spodziewać się esperar a (se) aştepta ожидать očakávať pričakovati očekivati vänta คาดว่า beklemek 期待 чекати ممکن سمجھنا ، آئندہ قابل وقوع خیال کرنا mong chờ 期待

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.' vermoed, veronderstel يَعْتَقِد، يَتَوَقَّع очаквам předpokládat, myslit forvente; regne med 'rechnen auf πιστεύω, αναμένω esperar; creer lootma محتمل دانستن؛ توقع داشتن olettaa croire מְשַעֵר प्रतीक्षा करना misliti, vjerovati gondol, hisz menduga búast við, vænta credere 予期する 예상하다 tikėtis cerēt; domāt menduga verwachten regne med, anta (at) spodziewać się acreditar a crede надеяться dúfať misliti očekivati räkna med, tro เชื่อ sanmak 預料 сподіватися ممکن سمجھنا یا کسی چیز کے ہونے پر یقین رکھنا hy vọng 预料

3 to require They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room. verwag يُتَوَقَّع من، يُنْتَظَر очаквам vyžadovat kræve; regne med; forvente erwarten απαιτώ esperar nõudma, eeldama توقع داشتن؛ انتظار داشتن vaatia, edellyttää exiger/attendre (qqch. de qqn) צוֹפֶה अपेक्षा करना tražiti elvár memerlukan, mengharapkan ætlast til, krefjast aspettarsi, esigere 求める 요구하다 reikalauti sagaidīt memerlukan verwachten kreve, forlange oczekiwać esperar(-se) a pretinde рассчитывать на očakávať pričakovati zahtevati förvänta [] เรียกร้อง istemek, gerekmek 要求 вимагати کسی کے لۓ جائز یا مناسب سمجھنا đòi hỏi 要求

4 to suppose or assume I expect (that) you're tired. veronderstel يَفْتَرِض، يَظُن، يَعْتَقِد предполагам předpokládat formode annehmen υποθέτω suponer oletama پنداشتن؛ گمان کردن otaksua supposer (que) מְשַעֵר समझना pretpostaviti valószínűnek tart mengira gera ráð fyrir, þykjast vita supporre ～と思う 생각하다 manyti domāt jangka aannemen anta (at), ta for gitt spodziewać się supor a bănui предполагать predpokladať domnevati pretpostavljati anta, förmoda คาดคะเน düşünmek, sanmak 料想 гадати, думати فرض کرنا cho rằng 料想

n exˈpectancy

the state of expecting or hoping a feeling/look/air of expectancy. verwagting تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب очакване naděje forventning die Erwartung προσδοκία expectativa ootus انتظار؛ توقع odotus attente צִיפִּייָה प्रत्याशा očekivanost várakozás harapan eftirvænting attesa, aspettativa 期待 기대 laukimas, viltis gaidas; cerība harapan verwachting forventning nadzieja, oczekiwanie expectativa aştep­­tare; speranţă ожидание nádej, očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje förväntan ความคาดหมาย umma 期望 очікування; сподівання امید اور توقع کی حالت tình trạng mong chờ 期望

adj exˈpectant

1 full of hope or expectation the expectant faces of the audience. afwagtende مُتَرَقِّب، مُنْتَظِر чакащ dychtivý forhåbningsfuld; forventningsfuld erwartungsvoll ανυπόμονος expectante ootusrikas منتظر؛ چشم انتظار odotuksen valtaama qui attend צִיפִייָה प्रत्याशित koji očekuje, iščekuje várakozó penuh harapan eftirvæntingarfullur ansioso 期待している 기대하고 있는 laukiantis gaidošs penuh harapan vol verwachting forventningsfull, ventende wyczekujący expectante/ansioso scontat, aşteptat; care aşteaptă предвкушающий dychtivý pričakujoč koji očekuje förväntansfull ที่คาดหวัง umutlu 充滿期望的 передчуваючий امید اور توقع سے بھرا mong chờ 充满期望的

2 expecting (a baby) an expectant mother. verwagtende مُتَوقَّع أن تُنْجِب бременна жена nastávající gravid werdend μέλλουσα μητέρα, έγκυος encinta, embarazada lastootav منتظر؛ چشم به راه odottava enceinte הָרָה अशान्वित biti trudna terhes hamil tilvonandi incinta 妊娠している 임신중인 laukianti vaiko, nėščia grūtniece hamil in verwachting gravid, vordende (mor/far) spodziewający się (dziecka) grávida gravidă беременная budúci noseča (ženska) trudna havande, blivande ที่มีครรภ์ hamile 懷孕的 який чекає حاملہ có thai 怀孕的

adv exˈpectantly

afwagtend بِتَوَقُّع، بِتَرَقُّب в очакване dychtivě spændt; forventningsfuldt; forhåbningsfuldt erwartungsvoll με αδημονία con expectación ootusrikkalt با توقع یا چشم به راهی odottavasti dans l'attente בְּצִיפִּייָה प्रत्याशा, अपेक्षा pun nade várakozóan penuh harapan með eftirvæntingu con grande aspettativa, in ansiosa attesa 期待して 기대하며 su viltimi, viltingai gaidoši; ar cerībām dengan harapan vol verwachting med forventning, forventningsfullt przypuszczalnie com expectativa/ansiosamente în aşteptare выжидающе dychtivo v pričakovanju očekivano förväntansfullt ตามที่คาดหมายเอาไว้ umutla 期待地 в очікуванні; в передчутті توقع سے một cách mong đợi 期待地

n ˌexpecˈtation [ekspek-]

1 the state of expecting In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine. afwagting تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب очакване očekávání forventning; forhåbning die Erwartung σε κατάσταση προσδοκίας expectativa ootus توقع؛ امیدواری odottaminen attente צִיפִּייָה ל- चाह očekivanje, iščekivanje remény harapan eftirvænting attesa 予期 기대 tikėjimasis, laukimas gaidīšana; gaidas harapan afwachting forventning przewidywanie expectativa/antecipação aşteptare ожидание očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje väntan, förväntan การคาดหวัง umut 期待 очікування توقع کی حالت sự mong chờ 期待

2 what is expected He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations? verwagting شَيء مُتَوَقَّع очакване očekávání, naděje forventning die Erwartung προσδοκία esperanza ootus انتضار؛ توقع odotus espérance(s) סִיכּוִּיים उम्मीद očekivanje várakozás yang diharapkan von, vænting aspettativa 期待 기대되는 것 lūkestis, viltis cerības apa yang diharapkan verwachting forventning oczekiwanie expectativa aşteptări ожидание očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje förväntning สิ่งที่คาดหวังว่าจะเกิดขึ้นในอนาคต beklenti 期望 сподівання; надії جس کی توقع ہو tình cảm tin cậy 期望