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[ verb ] regard something as probable or likely
Synonyms Examples "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Increasing opposition can be expected in coming weeks , it was indicated . (Newark Evening News,...)He said legislation for a $ 60 million bond issue to underwrite the program is expected to be introduced Monday . (The New York Times,...)In the Senate , several bills are expected to pass without any major conflict or opposition . In the House , the Southern-Republican coalition is expected to make another major stand in opposition to the Administration 's housing bill , while more jockeying is expected in an attempt to advance the aid-to-education bill . In the House , the Southern-Republican coalition is expected to make another major stand in opposition to the Administration 's housing bill , while more jockeying is expected in an attempt to advance the aid-to-education bill . |
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[ verb ] consider obligatory; request and expect
Examples "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" Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)During the decade that followed , the common_man , as that piece put it , grew uncomfortable as the Voice of God and fled from behind Saint_Woodrow_(_Wilson ) only to learn from Science , to his shocked relief that after_all there was no God he had to speak_for and that he was just an animal anyhow - that there was a chemical_formula for him , and that too much could n't be expected of him . (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)If the Department_of_State is to take primary responsibility for foreign_policy in Washington , it follows that the ambassador is expected to take_charge overseas . He is expected to know about what is going_on among the representatives of other agencies who are stationed in his country . He is expected to supervise , to encourage , to direct , to assist in any way he can . (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)Killpath said , `` You were expected to report to my office twenty minutes ago , Sergeant . Related terms |
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[ verb ] look forward to the probably occurrence of
Examples : "We were expecting a visit from our relatives" "She is looking to a promotion" "he is waiting to be drafted" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)These societies can expect to face difficult times . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)`` I will be expecting them '' . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)Expecting something more-than average wacky , I was surprised by what we found . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)What do you expect to get tonight , anyway ? Related terms |
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[ verb ] consider reasonable or due
Examples "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" Related terms |
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[ verb ] be pregnant with
Synonyms Examples "She is bearing his child" "The are expecting another child in January" "I am carrying his child" Related terms |
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[ verb ] look forward to the birth of a child
Examples "She is expecting in March" Related terms |
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