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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- expect :regard something as probable or likely
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- expect :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
- expect :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
- expect :consider reasonable or due
- I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed
- expect :look forward to the birth of a child
- She is expecting in March
- expect :be pregnant with
- She is bearing his child|The are expecting another child in January|I am carrying his child