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adjective
- 1. regarded as likely; anticipated: "write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses"
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EXPECTED definition: 1. believed to be going to happen or arrive: 2. going to be born soon: 3. believed to be…. Learn more.
1. 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.
adjective. considered likely or probable to happen or arrive. “prepared for the expected attack” synonyms: anticipated, awaited, hoped-for. expected hopefully. due. scheduled to arrive. expectable. to be expected. matter-of-course. expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome. unsurprising. not causing surprise. see more. Pronunciation
to 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.
2 meanings: anticipated → awaited, usually with excitement and impatience.... Click for more definitions.
ex·pect. (ĭk-spĕkt′) v. ex·pect·ed, ex·pect·ing, ex·pects. v.tr. 1. a. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of: expecting a phone call; expects rain on Sunday. b. To consider likely or certain: expect to see them soon.
Definition of expect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of expected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. to regard as probable or likely; anticipate. he expects to win. to look forward to or be waiting for. we expect good news today. to decide that (something) is requisite or necessary; require. the boss expects us to work late today. Discover More. Usage Note. This sense of expect ( I expect you went with them.
If 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.
