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📖 Определения и значения для слова expect

📒 to think or believe that something will happen or that somebody will do something

  • expect something The company is expecting record sales this year.
  • Change often happens when you least expect it.
  • expect something from somebody/something Don't expect sympathy from me!

📒 to be waiting for somebody/something to arrive, as this has been arranged

  • expect somebody/something to expect a visit/call/letter from somebody
  • We were expecting him yesterday.
  • They are not expected until tomorrow.

📒 to demand that somebody will do something because it is their duty or responsibility

  • expect something It is reasonable to expect changes in the way we work.
  • No one has a right to expect good results without working hard.
  • These are the high standards that hotel guests have come to expect.

📒 used when you think something is probably true

  • ‘Will you be late?’ ‘I expect so.’
  • ‘Are you going out tonight?’ ‘I don't expect so.’
  • expect (that…) ‘Who’s eaten all the cake?’ ‘Tom, I expect/I expect it was Tom.’

📒 to be pregnant

  • Ann's expecting a baby in June.
  • I didn't know she was expecting!

📒 to be likely to happen; to be quite normal

  • A little tiredness after taking the medication is to be expected.

📒 used to tell somebody not to be surprised by something

  • She swore at you? What do you expect when you treat her like that?
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