expect

Etymology
From, infinitive form of , from + ,  of.

Verb

 * 1)  To predict or believe that something will happen
 * 2) To consider obligatory or required.
 * 3) * 1805, via,  sent at the :
 * England expects that every man will do his duty.
 * 1) To consider reasonably due.
 * 2)  To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
 * 3)  To wait for; to await.
 * 4) * 1825,, , A. and C. Black (1868), 24-25:
 * The knight fixed his eyes on the opening with breathless anxiety, and continuing to kneel in the attitude of devotion which the place and scene required, expected the consequence of these preparations.
 * 1)  To wait; to stay.
 * 1) * 1805, via,  sent at the :
 * England expects that every man will do his duty.
 * 1) To consider reasonably due.
 * 2)  To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
 * 3)  To wait for; to await.
 * 4) * 1825,, , A. and C. Black (1868), 24-25:
 * The knight fixed his eyes on the opening with breathless anxiety, and continuing to kneel in the attitude of devotion which the place and scene required, expected the consequence of these preparations.
 * 1)  To wait; to stay.
 * 1)  To wait for; to await.
 * 2) * 1825,, , A. and C. Black (1868), 24-25:
 * The knight fixed his eyes on the opening with breathless anxiety, and continuing to kneel in the attitude of devotion which the place and scene required, expected the consequence of these preparations.
 * 1)  To wait; to stay.
 * 1) * 1825,, , A. and C. Black (1868), 24-25:
 * The knight fixed his eyes on the opening with breathless anxiety, and continuing to kneel in the attitude of devotion which the place and scene required, expected the consequence of these preparations.
 * 1)  To wait; to stay.

Usage notes

 * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Derived terms

 * adjective
 * adjective
 * adjective

Related terms

 * noun
 * noun
 * noun
 * noun

Translations

 * Arabic: تَوَقَّعَ
 * Armenian: ,
 * Bashkir: көтөү
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: anticipi
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, s'attendre à,
 * Georgian: მოლოდინი, ლოდინი
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: προσδοκάω
 * Hebrew: ציפה
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: coinne a bheith agat ar, súil a bheith agat ar, dréim
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:, expecto, exspecto
 * Macedonian: очекува
 * Maori: tūmanako, kawatau
 * Mongolian:
 * Nahuatl: chiya
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: forvente
 * Old English: wēnan
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: pričakovati, nadejati se
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil:
 * Thai: คาดหวัง
 * Tocharian B: päkw-
 * Ukrainian: наді́ятися
 * Vietnamese:


 * Armenian: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: forvente
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: pričakovati
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil: எதிர்ப்பார்த்தல்
 * Ukrainian: очі́кувати


 * Armenian:, ,
 * Azerbaijani: ummaq
 * Bulgarian: оча́ква се
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ציפה
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: forvente
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: pričakovati
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: очі́кувати


 * Arabic:
 * Esperanto:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Kazakh:
 * Mandarin:, , , , , ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili: