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expected
verb
simple
past
tense
and
past
participle
of
expect
•
No
one
expected
the
sudden
storm
to
hit
the
city
.
No
one
expected
the
sudden
storm
to
hit
the
city
.
•
I
expected
you
to
call
last
night
,
but
the
phone
stayed
silent
.
I
expected
you
to
call
last
night
,
but
the
phone
stayed
silent
.
adjective
considered
likely
to
happen
,
appear
,
or
be
true
•
The
expected
rainfall
never
arrived
,
leaving
the
fields
cracked
and
dry
.
The
expected
rainfall
never
arrived
,
leaving
the
fields
cracked
and
dry
.
•
It
took
longer
than
the
expected
30
minutes
to
finish
the
exam
,
and
some
students
were
still
writing
when
time
was
called
.
It
took
longer
than
the
expected
30
minutes
to
finish
the
exam
,
and
some
students
were
still
writing
when
time
was
called
.
expect
verb
to
believe
that
something
will
probably
happen
or
be
true
•
I
expect
the
bus
to
arrive
any
minute
.
I
expect
the
bus
to
arrive
any
minute
.
•
Scientists
expect
that
the
new
drug
will
save
many
lives
.
Scientists
expect
that
the
new
drug
will
save
many
lives
.
From
Latin
‘
expectare
’
meaning
‘
to
look
out
for
’.
verb
to
think
that
someone
should
do
something
because
it
is
normal
or
required
•
Parents
expect
their
children
to
be
polite
.
Parents
expect
their
children
to
be
polite
.
•
The
company
expects
high
performance
from
all
its
employees
.
The
company
expects
high
performance
from
all
its
employees
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
Latin
‘
expectare
’.
The
idea
of
‘
looking
for
’
developed
into
‘
requiring
’.
verb
(
usually
progressive
)
to
be
pregnant
•
They
’
re
expecting
their
first
baby
in
July
.
They
’
re
expecting
their
first
baby
in
July
.
•
Maria
proudly
told
her
parents
she
was
expecting
.
Maria
proudly
told
her
parents
she
was
expecting
.
Sense
arose
in
the
late
18th
century
from
‘
expecting
the
birth
of
a
child
’.
unexpected
adjective
not
planned
or
thought
likely
to
happen
•
The
power
outage
was
completely
unexpected
,
so
we
lit
candles
.
The
power
outage
was
completely
unexpected
,
so
we
lit
candles
.
•
Ella
was
delighted
by
an
unexpected
gift
that
arrived
on
her
doorstep
.
Ella
was
delighted
by
an
unexpected
gift
that
arrived
on
her
doorstep
.
From
un-
‘
not
’
+
expected
(
past
participle
of
expect
).