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Showing words for EXPECT using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Expect

except, expect

5 Letter Words for Expect

exect

4 Letter Words for Expect

cepe, cete, exec, expt, pete, tepe

3 Letter Words for Expect

cee, cep, cpt, cte, ect, eec, etc, exc, exp, ext, pct, pec, pee, pet, pte, tcp, tec, tee, tex

Definitions for Expect

[1] to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
[2] to look for with reason or justification: We expect obedience.
[3] Informal . to suppose or surmise; guess: I expect that you are tired from the trip.
[4] to anticipate the birth of (one's child): Paul and Sylvia expect their second very soon.
[5] be expecting , to be pregnant: The cat is expecting again.
[6] to regard as probable or likely; anticipate he expects to win
[7] to look forward to or be waiting for we expect good news today
[8] to decide that (something) is requisite or necessary; require the boss expects us to work late today

Words related to Expect

foresee, predict, await, forecast, suppose, take, think, hope, require, demand, conjecture, surmise, look, figure, contemplate, reckon, apprehend, gather, feel, assume

Words nearby Expect

expansivity, expat, expatiate, expatriate, expatriation, expect, expectancy, expectant, expectation, expectation of life, expectation sunday

Origin of Expect

1550–60; < Latin ex(s)pectāre to look out for, await, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + spectāre to look at, frequentative of specere; see spectacle

Other words from Expect

ex·pect·a·ble , adjective
ex·pect·a·bly , adverb
ex·pect·ed·ly , adverb
ex·pect·ed·ness , noun
ex·pect·er , noun
ex·pect·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·ex·pect , verb
pre·ex·pect , verb (used with object)
un·ex·pect·a·ble , adjective
un·ex·pect·a·bly , adverb
un·ex·pect·ing , adjective
un·ex·pect·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Expect

C16: from Latin exspectāre to watch for, from spectāre to look at

Synonyms for Expect

await, forecast, foresee, hope, predict, suppose, take, think, apprehend, assume, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, divine, envisage, feel, figure, foreknow, gather, imagine, look, presume, presuppose, reckon, sense, surmise, suspect, trust, understand, bargain for, bargain on, be afraid, count on, hope for, in the cards, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, see coming, wait for, watch for