expect

verb
ex·pect
/ɪkˈspɛkt/

To predict or believe that something will happen

Example

“I expect to be able to walk again after getting over my broken leg.”

Other meanings

To consider obligatory or required.
To consider reasonably due.
“My parents expected too much of me when I was in college.”

Related words

expectative
expectee
expecter
expection
expective
halfexpect
overexpect
sexpect
expect the unexpected
half-expect
unexpected

Example sentences

“No one knew what to expect next.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“You can't expect everyone to understand.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Here is a blow that I did not expect!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Latin "expectāre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “expect” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.