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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pect /ɪkˈspɛkt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to anticipate the occurrence or the coming of:We are expecting fifty guests.
- [not: be + ~-ing] to believe or think: [~ + (that) clause]We expect that fifty guests will come.[~ + object + to + verb]We expect fifty guests to come to the party.[~ + to + verb]I expect to get there on time.
- Informal. to suppose;
guess;
presume:[not: be + ~-ing* usually: I + ~;~ + clause]I expect you know who I'm talking about.
Idioms- Idioms be expecting, to be pregnant:She's expecting and is due to give birth in August.
See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pect (ik spekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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. - to look for with reason or justification:We expect obedience.
- Informal Termsto suppose or surmise;
guess:I expect that you are tired from the trip. - to anticipate the birth of (one's child):Paul and Sylvia expect their second very soon.
v.i. - Idioms be expecting, to be pregnant:The cat is expecting again.
- 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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
3. This sense of expect (I expect you went with them. I expect you want to leave now.) is encountered in the speech of educated people but seldom in their writing. |