expect

Verb

Verb Forms: expected, expecting, expects

• To regard as likely to happen; anticipate.
• regard something as probable or likely
  • "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
• consider obligatory; request and expect
  • "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
• look forward to the probable occurrence of
  • "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"
• consider reasonable or due
  • "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
• look forward to the birth of a child
  • "She is expecting in March"
• be pregnant with
  • "The are expecting another child in January"
• To predict or believe that something will happen
• To consider obligatory or required.
• To consider reasonably due.
• To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
• To wait for; to await.
• To wait; to stay.

Examples

• I did not expect you'd come before I asked you to, but do expect you to apologize for it.
• I expect it'll rain this weekend, but I hope it won't.
• I expect to be able to walk again after getting over my broken leg.
• My parents expected too much of me when I was in college.
• The hostage is expected to be released later today.
• We are expecting our third in June.
• We didn’t expect a bingo so early in the Scrabble game.
• when you least expect it
• You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week.

Synonyms

anticipate, ask, await, bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven, look, require, wait, abide, attend, bide, call for, demand, expect, hold up, hope, keep, look for, remain, stay, tarry, tend, wait for, wait on, want, wish

Related Words

expectable, expectancy, expectant, expectation