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Definition of Expect
Expect

To wait for; to await.

To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated.

To wait; to stay.

Expectation.

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Expect Quotations

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.
Charles Spurgeon

Expect more than others think possible.
Howard Schultz

What do you expect me to do about it?
John Dillinger

I didn't expect to be dropped by England.
Rio Ferdinand

How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Expect Translations

expect in Afrikaans is wag, wag vir, verwag
expect in Dutch is te wachten staan, wachten, afhalen
expect in Finnish is odottaa
expect in German is erwarten, erwarten, entgegensehen
expect in Italian is attendere, fare i conti
expect in Latin is exspecto
expect in Norwegian is forvente, anta
expect in Portuguese is espere, esperar


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