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expect > 6 senses
VERB	1	expect, anticipate	Regard something as probable or likely
	2	expect, ask, require	Consider obligatory
	3	expect, look, await, wait	Look forward to the probable occurrence of
	4	expect	Consider reasonable or due
	5	expect, have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate	Be pregnant with
	6	expect	Look forward to the birth of a child

expect > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspeh'kt
Rhymes	abject, affect, aftereffect, and 65 more rhymes in ehkt...

expect > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Regard something as probable or likely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Model	They expect to move
Examples	"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Synonyms	anticipate
Similar to	expect, look, await, wait
Broader	evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Narrower	think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess; assume, presume, take for granted; speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose; believe, trust
Adjectives	expectant; expectant
Nouns	expectation; expectation

expect > verb 2, communication
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
Examples	"I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
Synonyms	ask, require
Broader	demand
Narrower	call
Nouns	expectation

expect > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Look forward to the probable occurrence of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Examples	"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"
Synonyms	look, await, wait
Similar to	expect, anticipate
Narrower	expect; look forward; look to; hang on, hold the line, hold on; anticipate, look for, look to
Adjectives	expectant; expectant
Nouns	expectation; expectancy

expect > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	Consider reasonable or due.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
Broader	see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Nouns	expectation

expect > verb 5, body
Meaning	Be pregnant with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The are expecting another child in January"
Synonyms	have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate
Similar to	give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have; expect
Broader	give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
Entails	conceive
Entailed by	carry to term
Adjectives	expectant; expectant
Nouns	expectation

expect > verb 6, body
Meaning	Look forward to the birth of a child.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"She is expecting in March"
Similar to	have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
Broader	expect, look, await, wait
Adjectives	expectant; expectant
Nouns	expectation

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