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Word: Expect
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘defer action, wait’): from Latin exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’ (frequentative of specere ‘see’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɛkt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɛkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
regard (something) as likely to happen
Short Definition:regard something as likely
Examples:- it's as well to expect the worst
- the hearing is expected to last a week
- one might expect that Hollywood would adjust its approach
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