ex·pect 
/ɪkˈspɛkt/ verb
ex·pects; ex·pect·ed; ex·pect·ing /ɪkˈspɛkt/ verb 1 [+ obj] : to think that something will probably or certainly happen
▪ We expect (that) the economy will improve. = We expect the economy to improve. ▪ As expected, the election was very close. ▪ Costs have been higher than expected. = Costs have been higher than they were expected to be. ▪ It's expected that the new products will be available next month. ▪ Prices are expected to rise. ▪ He's opposed to the new law, as you might expect. ▪ I expect (that) she won't like the news. ▪ We were half/fully expecting [=we thought there was a reasonable/good chance] that the game would be canceled. ▪ Good things sometimes happen when you least expect them. — often followed by to + verb ▪ She expects to go to college. ▪ I expect to do well on the exam. ▪ Who do you expect to win? = Who do you expect will win? 2 [+ obj] : to think that (someone or something) will arrive or that (something) will happen
▪ We expect them (to arrive) any minute now. ▪ We expect rain tomorrow. = We expect it to rain tomorrow. ▪ I'll expect your letter (to arrive) next week. ▪ I'm expecting a phone call. ▪ The expected delivery date is next month. 3 [+ obj] : to consider (something) to be reasonable, required, or necessary
▪ He's a teacher who expects hard work from his students. ▪ Her latest film lacks the quality that we've come to expect (from her). ▪ We expected more from/of you. ▪ This is not the kind of behavior I expected of you. ▪ He expects a great deal from/of himself and from/of other people. ▪ I don't think it's too much to expect that you should get to work on time. ▪ The supplier expects to be paid on time. ▪ We expect you to pay your debts. ▪ “England expects every man to do his duty.” — Lord Nelson (1805) 4 always used in progressive tenses [no obj] : to be pregnant
▪ She's expecting. : to be due to give birth ▪ She's expecting next month. [=she will probably give birth next month; her baby will probably be born next month] 5 [+ obj] informal : to suppose or think — usually used after I ▪ I expect [=guess] that these problems occur in other places too. ▪ She feels the same way, I expect. ▪ “Does she feel the same way?” “I expect so/not.”
▪ We expect (that) the economy will improve. = We expect the economy to improve. ▪ As expected, the election was very close. ▪ Costs have been higher than expected. = Costs have been higher than they were expected to be. ▪ It's expected that the new products will be available next month. ▪ Prices are expected to rise. ▪ He's opposed to the new law, as you might expect. ▪ I expect (that) she won't like the news. ▪ We were half/fully expecting [=we thought there was a reasonable/good chance] that the game would be canceled. ▪ Good things sometimes happen when you least expect them. — often followed by to + verb ▪ She expects to go to college. ▪ I expect to do well on the exam. ▪ Who do you expect to win? = Who do you expect will win?
▪ We expect them (to arrive) any minute now. ▪ We expect rain tomorrow. = We expect it to rain tomorrow. ▪ I'll expect your letter (to arrive) next week. ▪ I'm expecting a phone call. ▪ The expected delivery date is next month.
▪ He's a teacher who expects hard work from his students. ▪ Her latest film lacks the quality that we've come to expect (from her). ▪ We expected more from/of you. ▪ This is not the kind of behavior I expected of you. ▪ He expects a great deal from/of himself and from/of other people. ▪ I don't think it's too much to expect that you should get to work on time. ▪ The supplier expects to be paid on time. ▪ We expect you to pay your debts. ▪ “England expects every man to do his duty.” — Lord Nelson (1805)
▪ She's expecting. : to be due to give birth ▪ She's expecting next month. [=she will probably give birth next month; her baby will probably be born next month]
— ex·pect·able /ɪkˈspɛktəbəl/ adjective [more expectable; most expectable]
▪ an expectable [=predictable] reaction
/ɪkˈspɛktəbəl/ adjective [more expectable; most expectable] ▪ an expectable [=predictable] reaction
