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1. a. : to consider probable or certain. expect to be forgiven. expect that things will improve. b. : to consider reasonable, due, or necessary. expected hard work from the students. c. : to consider bound in duty or obligated. they expect you to pay your bills. 2. : to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of.
to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive: We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. I expect (that) he'd have left anyway. [ + to infinitive ] He didn't expect to see me.
Synonyms for EXPECTING: pregnant, gone, caught, expectant, with young, big, gravid, quick; Antonyms of EXPECTING: barren, nonpregnant, infertile, delivered, miscarrying, aborting, questioning, doubting.
Definition of expect. as in to anticipate. to believe in the future occurrence of (something) we expect their arrival late this afternoon. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. anticipate. await. hope (for) predict. watch (for) look forward to. foresee. rely (on or upon) envision. depend (on or upon) wait (for) view. assume. count (on or upon)
to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive: We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. I expect (that) he'd have left anyway. [ + to infinitive ] He didn't expect to see me.
to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive: We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. I expect (that) he'd have left anyway. [ + to infinitive ] He didn't expect to see me.
/ ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ / adjective. informal. pregnant. Discover More. Example Sentences. Insanity, after all, is doing the same thing and expecting a different result, right? From The Daily Beast. It seems that Mr. H. is expecting not only me, he's expecting Thom Mount, the head of production at the studio. From The Daily Beast.
Find 5 different ways to say EXPECTING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
1. a. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of: expecting a phone call; expects rain on Sunday. b. To consider likely or certain: expect to see them soon. See Usage Note at anticipate. 2. To consider reasonable or due: We expect an apology. 3. To consider obligatory; require: The school expects its pupils to be on time. 4.
3 days ago · verb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) 1. to regard as probable or likely; anticipate. she expects to win. 2. to look forward to or be waiting for. we expect good news today. 3. to decide that (something) is requisite or necessary; require.
