expect

verbs

regard something as probable or likely

"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

anticipate, expect

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expectant

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expectation

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expectation

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"

ask, expect, require

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expectation

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"

await, expect, look, wait

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expectant

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expectation

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expectancy

consider reasonable or due

"I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"

expect

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expectation

is a type of (narrower)

deem to be

"She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

consider, reckon, regard, see, view

look forward to the birth of a child

"She is expecting in March"

expect

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expectant

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expectation

verb group

be pregnant with

"She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven

is a type of (narrower)

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"

await, expect, look, wait

be pregnant with

"She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven

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expectant

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expectation