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Definition: Meaning of, expect in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪkˈspɛkt;ɛkˈspɛkt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
expect expected expected
Present Participle Third Person Singular
expecting expects
[transitive]
  1. think something will happen to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned
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  2. demand to demand that someone does something because it is a duty or seems reasonable
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  3. think somebody/something will arrive to believe that someone or something is going to arrive
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  4. think to think that you will find that someone or something has a particular quality or does a particular thing
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  5. be expecting (a baby) if a woman is expecting, she is going to have a baby
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  6. what can/do you expect? spoken used to say that you are not surprised by something unpleasant or disappointing
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  7. how do/can you expect ...? spoken used to say that it is unreasonable to think that something will happen or be true
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  8. I expect British English spoken used to introduce or agree with a statement that you think is probably true
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