to consider (an event) probable or certain
She expects to be forgiven
to consider (something) reasonable, due, or necessary
He expected respect from his children
to consider (somebody) bound in duty or obligated
They expected us to pay for the repair
to anticipate, look forward to, or be waiting for (something)
I'm expecting a telephone call
to be waiting or prepared for the arrival of (somebody)
to suppose or think (something)
I expect that's true
be expecting
informal to be pregnant
expectable adj
[Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex-1 + spectare to look at, from spectus, past part. of specere to look]