expect

/iks'pekt/

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A young couple is expecting their first child.

Definition

Verb:
- To regard as likely to happen or appear: To anticipate the occurrence or arrival of something or someone.
- To consider reasonable, due, or necessary: To require or demand something because it is one's right or duty.
- To be pregnant: (Informal) To be awaiting the birth of a child.

Usage and Examples

To anticipate something:
- We expect rain later today.
- I expect a letter from her soon.
To consider something as a duty or requirement:
- The teacher expects the homework to be on time.
- I expect an apology for that remark.
To be pregnant (informal):
- They are expecting their first child in June.

Advanced Usage

"to expect too much of someone": To demand more from someone than is reasonable.
- You expect too much of the new employees; they are still learning.
"as one might expect" / "as expected": In the way that was predicted or is typical.
- The meeting, as expected, ran longer than scheduled.

Variants and Related Words

Expectation (n): A strong belief that something will happen or be the case.
- There is a general expectation that prices will rise.
Expectant (adj): Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good; or, (of a woman) pregnant.
- The expectant crowd waited for the announcement.
- She is an expectant mother.
Expected (adj): Regarded as likely to happen.
- The expected delivery date is next Friday.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Expect of/from: To require or demand something from someone.
- What do you expect from a beginner?
- High standards are expected of all team members.

Related Idioms

"What do you expect?": Used to say that something is not surprising given the circumstances.
- He's been training hard, so what do you expect? He won the race.
"To be only to be expected": To be completely normal or predictable.
- A little nervousness before a big speech is only to be expected.

A young couple is expecting their first child.

Verb

be pregnant with
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
look forward to the birth of a child
- She is expecting in March
consider reasonable or due
- I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed
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
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
regard something as probable or likely
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow

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