Dictionary entry details
• EXPECT (verb)
Meaning:
Regard something as probable or likely
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
expect; anticipate
Context example:
The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
Hypernyms (to "expect" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "expect"):
guess; imagine; opine; reckon; suppose; think (expect, believe, or suppose)
assume; presume; take for granted (take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof)
conjecture; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; speculate; suppose; theorise; theorize (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds)
believe; trust (be confident about something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They expect to move
Meaning:
Consider obligatory; request and expect
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
expect; require; ask
Context examples:
We require our secretary to be on time / Aren't we asking too much of these children? / I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
Hypernyms (to "expect" is one way to...):
demand (request urgently and forcefully)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "expect"):
call (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They expect him to write the letter
Meaning:
Look forward to the probable occurrence of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
await; expect; wait; look
Context examples:
We were expecting a visit from our relatives / She is looking to a promotion / he is waiting to be drafted
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "expect"):
anticipate; look for; look to (be excited or anxious about)
hang on; hold on; hold the line (hold the phone line open)
look to (turn one's interests or expectations towards)
look forward (expect or hope for)
expect (look forward to the birth of a child)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Meaning:
Consider reasonable or due
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed
Hypernyms (to "expect" is one way to...):
consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be pregnant with
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
have a bun in the oven; gestate; expect; bear; carry
Context examples:
She is bearing his child / The are expecting another child in January / I am carrying his child
Hypernyms (to "expect" is one way to...):
bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have (cause_to_be_born)
"Expect" entails doing...:
conceive (become pregnant; undergo conception)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Look forward to the birth of a child
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
She is expecting in March
Hypernyms (to "expect" is one way to...):
await; expect; look; wait (look forward to the probable occurrence of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
