Meaning

6 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To predict or believe that something will happen

    when you least expect it

    I expect to be able to walk again after getting over my broken leg.

    erwarten

    наде́ятьсяnadéjatʹsja

    наді́ятисяnadíjatysja

  2. To consider obligatory or required.

    erwarten

    ожида́тьožidátʹ

    очі́куватиočíkuvaty

    consider obligatory; request and expect

  3. To consider reasonably due.

    My parents expected too much of me when I was in college.

    You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week.

    erwarten

    ожида́тьožidátʹ

    очі́куватиočíkuvaty

    consider reasonable or due

  4. To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.

    We are expecting our third in June.

    be pregnant with

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To wait for; to await.

  6. (intransitive, obsolete)To wait; to stay.

Examples

5570 sentences
  1. I don't expect anything from you.

    Я нічого від тебе не очікую. — Qermit

    ruЯ ничего от тебя не жду. — marafon

    deIch erwarte nichts von dir. — MUIRIEL

  2. I expect you to work harder.

    Я очікую, що ти працюватимеш старанніше. — deniko

  3. I expect a lot from him.

    Я багато чого від нього очікую. — deniko

    deIch erwarte viel von ihm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom didn't expect anything from Mary.

    Том нічого не очікував від Мері. — deniko

    ruТом ничего от Мэри не ожидал. — corvard

    deTom hat nichts von Maria erwartet. — corvard

  5. I'm expecting a letter from her.

    Я очікую листа від неї. — deniko

    ruЯ жду её письма. — heccele

    deIch erwarte einen Brief von ihr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to look for, look forward to, anticipate:
to consider obligatory:
Русский
By meaning 2
to look for, look forward to, anticipate:
to consider obligatory:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to look for, look forward to, anticipate:

Origin

From Latin expectāre, infinitive form of exspectō (“look out for, await, expect”), from ex

From Latin expectāre, infinitive form of exspectō (“look out for, await, expect”), from ex (“out”) + spectō (“look at”), frequentative of speciō (“see”).

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Forms

expects, expecting, expected, expected
Base formexpect · to expect
3rd person singularexpects
Present participleexpecting
Past simpleexpected
Past participleexpected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexpect
he, she, itexpects

Past simpleLesson

all personsexpected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave expected
he, she, ithas expected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill expect

Synonyms

29 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • expect to see
  • really expect
  • expect to be
  • is expected to
  • didn't expect to
  • expect to win
  • what to expect
  • expect that to
  • didn't really expect
  • never expected
  • expect too much
  • expected to do

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
expect — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto