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expect

verb

/ɪkˈspekt/

Meaning

to think something will happen; to anticipate

to believe that something will happen or that someone will arrive; to anticipate

I expect the meeting to start at 9 AM.

I expect the package to arrive tomorrow.

expect the unexpected

anticipate, predict, await, foresee, assume

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anticipate, predict, await, foresee

Entry 2

anticipate, await, foresee, predict, assume

doubt, surprise, disbelieve, question, mistrust

Entry 1

doubt, surprise, disbelieve, question

Entry 2

doubt, mistrust, question

expect results, expect delivery, expect better, expect much, expect little, high expectations, expect a baby, expect more, expect the worst

Entry 1

expect results, expect delivery, expect better, expect much, expect little, high expectations

Entry 2

expect a baby, expect results, expect more, expect the worst

to teach skills or prepare for a specific activity

to refrain from insisting on or enforcing something, especially a right or claim

to enchant or fascinate someone as if by magic

to cover or enclose something

To make someone poor or reduce the quality or richness of something.

To make an involuntary movement of the face or body as a result of pain or distress.