expect (/ɪkˈspekt/)
verb · Intermediate · Common Verbs
🔊 /ɪkˈspekt/
Meaning
Meaning: anticipate
To believe that something will happen or that someone will arrive. It expresses anticipation and assumption.
Examples
🗣 We expect the guests to arrive around six, so dinner will be at seven.
Etymology
From Latin ‘exspectare’ (to look out for), from ‘ex-‘ and ‘spectare’ (to look).
How & Where It’s Used
Common in everyday plans and predictions.
Tags: anticipate, mind