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Expects - definition of expects by The Free Dictionary Expects - definition of expects by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/expects Printer Friendly expect (redirected from expects ) Also found in: Thesaurus , Idioms , Encyclopedia . Related to expects: detract from ex·pect (ĭk-spĕkt′) v. ex·pect·ed , ex·pect·ing , ex·pects v. tr. 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. Informal To presume; suppose. v. intr. To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again. [Latin exspectāre : ex- , ex- + spectāre , to look at , frequentative of specere , to see ; see spek- in Indo-European roots .] ex·pect′a·ble adj. ex·pect′a·bly adv. ex·pect′ed·ly adv. ex·pect′ed·ness n. Synonyms: expect , anticipate , hope , await These verbs relate to the idea of looking ahead to something in the future. To expect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something: "We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope" (Edgar W. Howe). Anticipate sometimes refers to taking advance action, as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated: anticipated the storm and locked the shutters. The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected: The police are anticipating trouble with rowdy fans after the game. To hope is to look forward with desire and usually with a measure of confidence in the likelihood of gaining what is desired: I hope to see you soon. To await is to wait expectantly and with certainty: She is eagerly awaiting your letter. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. expect ( ɪkˈspɛkt ) vb ( tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive ) 1. to regard as probable or likely; anticipate: he 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: the boss expects us to work late today . [C16: from Latin exspectāre to watch for, from spectāre to look at] exˈpectable adj exˈpectably adv Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 ex•pect (ɪkˈspɛkt) v.t. 1. to anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: to expect guests. 2. to consider as reasonable, due, or justified: We expect obedience. 3. Informal. to suppose; surmise: I expect you want to rest now. 4. to anticipate the birth of (one's child). Idioms: be expecting, to be pregnant. [1550–60; < Latin ex(s) pectāre to look out for, await = ex- ex - 1 + spectāre to look at, frequentative of specere ] ex•pect′a•ble, adj. ex•pect′a•bly, adv. ex•pect′ed•ly, adv. ex•pect′ed•ness, n. ex•pect′er, n. ex•pect′ing•ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. expect 1. 'expect' If you expect that something will happen, you believe that it will happen. I expect you'll be glad when I leave. They expect that about 1,500 people will attend. You can sometimes use a to -infinitive after expect instead of a that -clause. For example, instead of saying 'I expect Johnson will come to the meeting', you can say 'I expect Johnson to come to the meeting'. However, the meaning is not quite the same. If you say 'I expect Johnson will come to the meeting', you are simply saying that you think he will come. If you say 'I expect Johnson to come to the meeting', you are showing that you want Johnson to come to the meeting and that you will be annoyed or disappointed if he does not come. Nobody expected the strike to succeed . The talks are expected to last two or three days. Instead of saying you 'expect something will not' happen, you usually say you do not expect it will happen or do not expect it to happen. I don't expect it will be necessary. I did not expect to be acknowledged. If you expect something is true, you think it is probably true. I expect they've gone. Instead of saying you 'expect something is not' true, you usually say you do not expect it is true. I don't expect you have much time for shopping. If someone asks if something is true, you can say I expect so . 'Will Joe be here at Christmas?' – ' I expect so .' Be Careful! Don't say ' I expect it '. If you are expecting someone or something, you believe that they are going to arrive or happen. They were expecting Wendy and the children. Rodin was expecting an important letter from France. We are expecting rain. When expect is used like this, don't use a preposition after it. 2. 'wait for' Don't confuse expect with wait for . If you are waiting for someone or something, you are remaining in the same place or delaying doing something until they arrive or happen. He sat on the bench and waited for Miguel. Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen. See wait 3. 'look forward to' When you look forward to something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it. I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays. I always looked forward to seeing her. See look forward to Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 expect Past participle: expected Gerund: expecting Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative expect expect Present I expect you expect he/she/it expects we expect you expect they expect Preterite I expected you expected he/she/it expected we expected you expected they expected Present Continuous I am expecting you are expecting he/she/it is expecting we are expecting you are expecting they are expecting Present Perfect I have expected you have expected he/she/it has expected we have expected you have expected they have expected Past Continuous I was expecting you were expecting he/she/it was expecting we were expecting you were expecting they were expecting Past Perfect I had expected you had expected he/she/it had expected we had expected you had expected they had expected Future I will expect you will expect he/she/it will expect we will expect you will expect they will expect Future Perfect I will have expected you will have expected he/she/it will have expected we will have expected you will have expected they will have expected Future Continuous I will be expecting you will be expecting he/she/it will be expecting we will be expecting you will be expecting they will be expecting Present Perfect Continuous I have been expecting you have been expecting he/she/it has been expecting we have been expecting you have been expecting they have been expecting Future Perfect Continuous I will have been expecting you will have been expecting he/she/it will have been expecting we will have been expecting you will have been expecting they will have been expecting Past Perfect Continuous I had been expecting you had been expecting he/she/it had been expecting we had been expecting you had been expecting they had been expecting Conditional I would expect you would expect he/she/it would expect we would expect you would expect they would expect Past Conditional I would have expected you would have expected he/she/it would have expected we would have expected you would have expected they would have expected Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Verb 1. expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" anticipate guess , reckon , suppose , think , imagine , opine - expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" assume , presume , take for granted - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" hypothesise , hypothesize , speculate , conjecture , theorise , theorize , hypothecate , suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" pass judgment , evaluate , judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" await , expect , wait , look - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" believe , trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" 2. expect - consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" require , ask demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" 3. expect - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" await , wait , look expect - look forward t