'Expect' definitions:

Definition of 'expect'

(from WordNet)
verb
Regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: expect, anticipate]
verb
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" [syn: ask, require, expect]
verb
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" [syn: expect, look, await, wait]
verb
Consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
verb
Look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"
verb
Be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect]

Definition of 'Expect'

From: GCIDE
  • Expect \Ex*pect"\, v. t. To wait; to stay. [Obs.] --Sandys. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Expect'

From: GCIDE
  • Expect \Ex*pect"\, n. Expectation. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Expect'

From: GCIDE
  • Expect \Ex*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expected; p. pr. & vb. n. Expecting.] [L. expectatum, to look out for, await, expect; ex + out spectare to look at. See Spectacle.]
  • 1. To wait for; to await. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Let's in, and there expect their coming. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated. "Good: I will expect you." --Shak. "Expecting thy reply." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The Somersetshire or yellow regiment . . . was expected to arrive on the following day. --Macaulay.
  • Syn: To anticipate; look for; await; hope.
  • Usage: To Expect, Think, Believe, Await. Expect is a mental act and has aways a reference to the future, to some coming event; as a person expects to die, or he expects to survive. Think and believe have reference to the past and present, as well as to the future; as I think the mail has arrived; I believe he came home yesterday, that he is he is at home now. There is a not uncommon use of expect, which is a confusion of the two; as, I expect the mail has arrived; I expect he is at home. This misuse should be avoided. Await is a physical or moral act. We await that which, when it comes, will affect us personally. We expect what may, or may not, interest us personally. See Anticipate. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'expect'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Expect'