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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.
Something expected is likely to happen: it's probable. During winter, snow is expected.
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.
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.
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.
(ɪkˈspɛktɪd ) adjective. anticipated. The expected letter never came. Their expected time of arrival is 6 o'clock. What is their expected date of arrival? Six weeks was the expected time it would take to resolve such an inquiry. She had been born before the expected time. next year's expected $1.8 billion deficit.
Definition of expect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
