| VERB | cognition | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | expect, ask, require | consider obligatory | |
| cognition | expect, look, await, wait | look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of | |
| cognition | expect | consider reasonable or due | |
| body | expect | look forward to the birth of a child | |
| body | expect, have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate | be pregnant with |
| Sounds | ihkspeh'kt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... | |
| Meaning | Consider obligatory; request and expect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They expect him to write the letter | |
| Example | "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" | |
| Synonyms | ask, require | |
| Narrower | call | require the presentation of for redemption before maturation |
| Broader | demand | request urgently and forcefully |
| Spanish | anticipar, esperar, pedir, requerir | |
| Catalan | anticipar, demanar, esperar, requerir | |
| Nouns | expectation | belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
| Meaning | look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Example | "We were expecting a visit from our relatives" | |
| Synonyms | look, await, wait | |
| Narrower | anticipate, look for, look to | Be excited or anxious about |
| expect | look forward to the birth of a child | |
| hang on, hold the line, hold on | hold the phone line open | |
| look forward | Expect or hope for | |
| look to | Turn one's interests or expectations towards | |
| Similar to | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
| Spanish | aguardar, anticipar, contar, esperar con expectación, esperar | |
| Catalan | aguardar, anticipar, esperar | |
| Adjectives | expectant | marked by eager anticipation |
| Nouns | expectancy | something expected (as on the basis of a norm) |
| expectation | anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | |
| Meaning | Consider reasonable or due. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" | |
| Broader | see, consider, reckon, view, regard | deem to be |
| Nouns | expectation | belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
| Meaning | look forward to the birth of a child. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She is expecting in March" | |
| Broader | expect, look, await, wait | look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of |
| Similar to | have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect | Be pregnant with |
| Spanish | aguardar, esperar | |
| Catalan | esperar | |
| Adjectives | expectant | in an advanced stage of pregnancy |
| Nouns | expectation | anticipating with confidence of fulfillment |
| Meaning | Be pregnant with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The are expecting another child in January" | |
| Synonyms | have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate | |
| Entails | conceive | Become pregnant |
| Entailed by | carry to term | carry out a pregnancy |
| Broader | give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have | Cause to be born |
| Similar to | expect | look forward to the birth of a child |
| give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have | Cause to be born | |
| Spanish | aguardar, esperar | |
| Catalan | esperar | |
| Adjectives | expectant | in an advanced stage of pregnancy |
| Nouns | expectation | the feeling that something is about to happen / happen / happen |
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