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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
’.
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
.
expectant
adjective
-
expect
,
expecting
,
expects
,
expected
feeling
or
showing
happy
and
eager
expectation
that
something
will
happen
or
arrive
.
•
The
fans
sat
in
expectant
silence
as
the
referee
approached
the
penalty
spot
.
The
fans
sat
in
expectant
silence
as
the
referee
approached
the
penalty
spot
.
•
She
checked
her
phone
with
an
expectant
look
every
few
minutes
.
She
checked
her
phone
with
an
expectant
look
every
few
minutes
.
From
late
Middle
English
via
French
'expectant'
,
from
Latin
'expectant-'
,
present
participle
of
'expectare'
meaning
'to
look
out
for
,
await
,
desire'
.
adjective
-
expect
,
expecting
,
expects
,
expected
pregnant
(
used
especially
about
a
woman
or
female
animal
).
•
The
expectant
mother
glowed
with
happiness
at
her
baby
shower
.
The
expectant
mother
glowed
with
happiness
at
her
baby
shower
.
•
Expectant
parents
shopped
excitedly
for
nursery
furniture
.
Expectant
parents
shopped
excitedly
for
nursery
furniture
.
From
late
Middle
English
via
French
'expectant'
,
from
Latin
'expectant-'
,
present
participle
of
'expectare'
meaning
'to
look
out
for
,
await
,
desire'
.