EXPECT
\ɛkspˈɛkt], \ɛkspˈɛkt], \ɛ_k_s_p_ˈɛ_k_t]\
Definitions of EXPECT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
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consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
By Princeton University
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regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
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consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To wait for; to await.
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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.
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To wait; to stay.
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Expectation.
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To wait.
By Oddity Software
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To wait for; to await.
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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.
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To wait; to stay.
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Expectation.
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To wait.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To look or wait for; anticipate.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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