To expect is also to ask for something to happen because you think you have a right to ask for it:
expect, hope, look mean to await some occurrence or outcome. expect implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning.
To expect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something: "We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope" (Edgar W. Howe).
expect (third-person singular simple present expects, present participle expecting, simple past and past participle expected) (ambitransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen
Перевод Expect - ожидать, рассчитывать, ждать, надеяться, предполагать, полагать, думать. Транскрипция - |ɪkˈspekt|. Примеры - to be expecting, It's to be expected, I expect he'll come, It's not to be expected, I expect you are hungry, I expected you yesterday.
Expect is a verb that refers to anticipating or looking forward to something happening in the future, either based on previous experiences, beliefs, or logical reasoning.
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Definition of expect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you tell someone not to expect something, you mean that the thing is unlikely to happen as they have planned or imagined, and they should not hope that it will.
Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. Anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?
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