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expect meaning and definition
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Definition of expect (verb)
- regard something as probable or likely
- "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
- synonyms: anticipate
- consider obligatory; request and expect
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- consider reasonable or due
- "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
- look forward to the birth of a child
- "She is expecting in March"
- be pregnant with
- "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
- synonyms: bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven
Source: Princeton University Wordnet