"expect" meaning in English

See expect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈspɛkt/ Audio: en-us-expect.ogg [US] Forms: expect [canonical], expects [third-person, singular], expected [past], expected [past, participle], expecting [present, participle]
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  1. When you expect something you anticipate it.
    Sense id: simple-expect-en-verb-fY4iGnc0
  2. When you learn that you conceived a baby, it is said that you are expecting.
    Sense id: simple-expect-en-verb-1jp8LuS5
     
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