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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1550s, "wait, defer action," from Latin expectare / exspectare "await, look out for; desire, hope, long for, anticipate; look for with anticipation," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex- ) + spectare "to look," frequentative of specere "to look at" (see scope ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] To wait for; to await. [Obs.] Let's in, and there expect their coming. --Shak. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ki Dae-han , better known as '''Expect ''', is a South Korean League of Legends player who is the top laner for G2 Esports of the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS). He joined the team just ahead of the start of the 2016 Summer EU LCS ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be expecting a baby (= be pregnant ) ▪ My wife’s expecting a baby. demand/expect obedience ▪ Parents should not demand unquestioning obedience from their children. don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser ...
Usage examples of expect.
But please remember that, as a guest aboard our ship, we expect better manners.
I was aboard his ship, the way I expected him to know the answer to everything.
Despite the gentle ribbing from James he was here because his men were aboard that ship and they had the right to expect his best efforts to aid them.
The department never expected any of their Aboriginal students to do well at tertiary studies.
Jen had expected something in the Central Business District, or CBD to the Australians who seemed to her to have a mania for shortening or abreviating everything.
Each time he returned to the car, he half expected the girl to be gone, but she sat quietly holding the baby and absently stared toward infinity.
The protesters were expected to disperse once Abies was delivered from the cabin.
After breakfast I sent for mine host and ordered an excellent supper for five persons, feeling certain that Don Sancio, whom I expected in the evening, would not refuse to honour me by accepting my invitation, and with that idea I made up my mind to go without my dinner.
How could they expect the Acceptor to report specifically when so much was happening!
The computerized response lacked any trace of personality, quite unlike the acerbic tone Seven expected from his own Beta 5 computer.
She emerged from the oaks, expecting to see Acorn still frozen upon the riverbank.
As expected, they contained two main components: harmless colourants or flavourings designed to make them look or taste good, and doses of addictive narcotics.
And because from Sancto Domingo the three ships must have been seen to pass downward, and concluding that it certainly was the Admiral as he was expecting him each day, the Adelantado started then in a caravel and overtook the Admiral here.
The heat was very much stronger than he had expected, and he had to duck his Plexiglas mask away when the near end of the admin building bulged out and then collapsed in a wall of flame.
Besides, if he ever deigned to give a thought to me, Versilov was most likely expecting a young boy just out of high school, still a mere adolescent, gaping at the world in wide-eyed wonderment.