Expect Synonyms & Definitions

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• ExpectDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated.
2. (v. t.) To wait for; to await.
3. (n.) Expectation.
4. (v. t.) To wait; to stay.

• ExpectantDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
2. (a.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
3. (a.) Waiting in expectation; looking for