Meaning of Expect

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Expect

1. 1
   v. t.

   To wait for; to await.

2. 2
   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.

3. 3
   v. t.

   To wait; to stay.

4. 4
   n.

   Expectation.

5. 5
   v. t.

   To wait for; to await.

6. 6
   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.

7. 7
   v. t.

   To wait; to stay.

8. 8
   n.

   Expectation.