Expect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEB1. a. : to consider probable or certain. expect to be forgiven. expect that things will improve. b. : to consider reasonable, due, or necessary. expected hard work from the students. c. : to consider bound in duty or obligated. they expect you to pay your bills. 2. : to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of.
EXPECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBto think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive: We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. …
EXPECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBexpect verb (DEMAND) B2 [ T ] to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing: expect something from someone I expect punctuality from my …
expect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
WEBCheck pronunciation: expect. Definition of expect verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EXPECT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBExpect definition: to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of. See examples of EXPECT used in a sentence.
EXPECT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
WEBB1. to think that something will happen: [ + to do sth ] He didn't expect to see me. [ + (that) ] I expect that she'll be very angry about this. Fewer examples. He's the last person you'd …
Expect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBIf you expect something, you think it’s going to happen. If you got up at 4 in the morning, you can expect to fall asleep earlier than usual tonight. If you expect (or anticipate) something, you are fairly sure that it is coming, though you might not be totally certain.
EXPECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB3 days ago · 1. to regard as probable or likely; anticipate. she expects to win. 2. to look forward to or be waiting for. we expect good news today. 3. to decide that (something) is …
EXPECT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
WEBSynonyms for EXPECT: anticipate, await, hope (for), predict, watch (for), look for, look forward to, foresee; Antonyms of EXPECT: question, doubt.
expect | meaning of expect in Longman Dictionary of …
WEB• You say that you expected that something would happen: They had not expected that there would be so much traffic. • You say that something is expected to happen: Sales are expected to reach $10 million. • In more formal English, you can also say it is expected that something will happen: It is expected that sales will reach $10 million.
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