expect
Use Expect in a sentence
verb (used with object)
Idioms 1.
to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
2.
to look for with reason or justification: We expect obedience.
3.
Informal. to suppose or surmise; guess: I expect that you are tired from the trip.
4.
to anticipate the birth of (one's child): Paul and Sylvia expect their second very soon.
5.
be expecting, to be pregnant: The cat is expecting again.
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Origin:
1550–60; < Latin ex(s)pectāre to look out for, await, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + spectāre to look at, frequentative of specere; see spectacle
1550–60; < Latin ex(s)pectāre to look out for, await, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + spectāre to look at, frequentative of specere; see spectacle
Related forms
ex·pect·a·ble, adjective
ex·pect·a·bly, adverb
ex·pect·ed·ly, adverb
ex·pect·ed·ness, noun
ex·pect·er, noun
ex·pect·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·ex·pect, verb
pre·ex·pect, verb (used with object)
un·ex·pect·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·pect·a·b·ly, adverb
un·ex·pect·ing, adjective
un·ex·pect·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. Expect, anticipate, hope, await all imply looking to some future event. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. Anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Await ( wait for ) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
1. Expect, anticipate, hope, await all imply looking to some future event. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. Anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Await ( wait for ) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
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expect (ɪkˈspɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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] | |
| ex'pectable | |
| —adj | |
| ex'pectably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
expect
1560s, "wait, defer action," from L. expectare "await, hope," from ex- "thoroughly" + spectare "to look," freq. of specere "to look at" (see scope (1)). Figurative sense of "anticipate, look forward to" developed in Latin, attested in English from c.1600. Used since 1817 as
a euphemism for "be pregnant." Related: Expected; expecting.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
expect definition
language, toolA Unix tool written in Tcl and a script language for automating the operation of interactive applications such as telnet, FTP, passwd, fsck, rlogin, tip, etc.. Expect can feed input to other programs and perform pattern matching on their output. It is also useful for testing these applications. By adding Tk, you can also wrap interactive applications in X11 GUIs.
(http://expect.nist.gov/).
["expect: Scripts for Controlling Interactive Tasks", Don Libes, Comp Sys 4(2), U Cal Press Journals, Nov 1991].
(1997-06-09)
American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
We can expect to see many similar advances in the near future.
Being of such a high calibre I would expect a more original and fair approach to the issue.
Some of yesterday's transportation disruptions were expected to continue today.
However, I didn't expect them to validate that accusation so swiftly.
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