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Bookmark or Share- EXPECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto 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.
- Expect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. 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.
- Expect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comIf you expect something, you think it’s going to happen. If you got up at 4 in the morning, you can expect to fall asleep earlier than usual tonight. If you expect (or anticipate) something, you are fairly sure that it is coming, though you might not be totally certain.
- EXPECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary1. 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. the boss expects us to work late today.
- EXPECT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionaryverb. uk / ɪkˈspekt / us. expect verb (SITUATION) Add to word list. B1. to think that something will happen: [ + to do sth ] He didn't expect to see me. [ + (that) ] I expect that she'll be very angry about this. Fewer examples. He's the last person you'd expect to see at an aerobics class. The sales figures were better than expected.
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