expect

expect
ex|pect
W1S1 [ıkˈspekt] v [T]
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1¦(think something will happen)¦
2¦(demand)¦
3¦(think somebody/something will arrive)¦
4¦(think)¦
5 be expecting (a baby)
6 what can/do you expect?
7 how do/can you expect ...?
8 I expect
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[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: exspectare 'to look forward to', from spectare 'to look at']
1.) ¦(THINK SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN)¦
to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned
expect to do sth
▪ I expect to be back within a week.
▪ The company expects to complete work in April.
expect sb/sth to do sth
▪ Emergency repairs were expected to take three weeks.
▪ I didn't expect him to stay so long.
expect (that)
▪ There's the doorbell - I expect it'll be my mother.
▪ He will be hard to beat. I fully expect (=am completely sure about) that and I'm ready.
▪ 'Who are you?' he murmured, only half expecting (=thinking it was possible, but not likely) her to answer.
▪ He didn't get his expected pay rise.
as expected
(=in the way that was planned or thought likely to happen)
▪ As expected, the whole family was shocked by the news.
sth is (only) to be expected
(=used to say that you are not surprised by something, especially something unpleasant)
▪ A little nervousness is only to be expected when you are starting a new job.
2.) ¦(DEMAND)¦
to demand that someone does something because it is a duty or seems reasonable
expect sth from sb
▪ The officer expects complete obedience from his troops.
expect sb to do sth
▪ I can't expect her to be on time if I'm late myself.
expect a lot of sb/expect too much of sb
(=think someone can do more than may be possible)
▪ The school expects a lot of its students.
3.) ¦(THINK SOMEBODY/SOMETHING WILL ARRIVE)¦
to believe that someone or something is going to arrive
▪ We're expecting Alison home any minute now.
▪ Snow is expected by the weekend.
▪ an expected crowd of 80,000 people
4.) ¦(THINK)¦
to think that you will find that someone or something has a particular quality or does a particular thing
▪ I expected her to be taller than me, not shorter.
5.) be expecting (a baby)
if a woman is expecting, she is going to have a baby
6.) what can/do you expect?
spoken used to say that you are not surprised by something unpleasant or disappointing
▪ The train was delayed, but what do you expect?
7.) how do/can you expect ...?
spoken used to say that it is unreasonable to think that something will happen or be true
▪ If I can't help her, how can you expect to?
8.) I expect
BrE spoken used to introduce or agree with a statement that you think is probably true
▪ I expect you're right.
▪ 'Do you think they're going to attack?' ' I expect so .'
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HINT sense 3
Expect or wait for ? See also: wait1
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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