English

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Etymology
Latin expectatum (to look out for, await, expect), ex#Latin|ex (out) + spectare (to look at). Confer spectacle.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪk�sp�kt/
audio|en-us-expect.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kt|-�kt

Verb
en-verb

1. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated.

#*Good: I will expect you. Shakespeare
#*Expecting thy reply. Shakespeare
#*The Somersetshire or yellow regiment ... was expected to arrive on the following day. Macaulay.

1. to consider obligatory or required;
2. to consider reasonably due;

#:You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week.

1. obsolete To wait for; to await.

#*Let's in, and there expect their coming. Shakespeare

Usage notes
Expect is a mental act and has always a reference to the future, to some coming event; as a person expects to die, or he expects to survive. think|Think and believe have reference to the past and present, as well as to the future; as I think the mail has arrived; I believe he came home yesterday, that he is he is at home now. There is a not uncommon use of expect, which is a confusion of the two; as, I expect the mail has arrived; I expect he is at home. This misuse should be avoided. await|Await is a physical or moral act. We await that which, when it comes, will affect us personally. We expect what may, or may not, interest us personally. See anticipate.
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms
anticipate
look for
await
hope

Translations

Czech: o�ekávat
Esperanto: atendi (1,4)
German: erwarten (1,2,3)
Japanese: ���� (1)
mid
Hebrew: �צפ�ת
French: attendre

Derived terms
expectation noun
expected adjective
expecting adjective
unexpected

Anagrams
except

webster

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fi:expect
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