Meaning of expect | Babel Free

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1. To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again.
2. be expecting, to be pregnant.
3. the state of expecting or hoping. a feeling/look/air of expectancy. verwagting تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب очакване expectativa naděje die Erwartung forventning προσδοκίαexpectativa ootus انتظار؛ توقع odotus attenteציפייה प्रत्याशा očekivanost várakozás harapan eftirvænting attesa, aspettativa 期待 기대, 예상 laukimas, viltis gaidas; cerība harapan verwachtingforventningnadzieja, oczekiwanie توقع expectativa aştep­­tare; speranţă ожидание nádej, očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje förväntan ความคาดหมาย umma ...
4. afwagtend بِتَوَقُّع، بِتَرَقُّب в очакване ansiosamente dychtivě erwartungsvoll spændt; forventningsfuldt; forhåbningsfuldt με αδημονία con expectación ootusrikkalt با توقع یا چشم به راهی odottavasti dans l'attente בְּצִיפִּייָה प्रत्याशा, अपेक्षा pun nade várakozóan penuh harapan með eftirvæntingu con grande aspettativa, in ansiosa attesa 期待して 기대하여 su viltimi, viltingai gaidoši; ar cerībām dengan harapan vol verwachting med forventning, forventningsfulltprzypuszczalnie په تمه، په تلوسه com ...
5. vt. esperar; suponer; I knew what to expect → Sabía qué esperar.
6. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of: expecting a phone call; expects rain on Sunday.
7. To consider reasonable or due: We expect an apology.
8. To consider obligatory; require: The school expects its pupils to be on time.
9. Informal To presume; suppose.
   Informal
10. to regard as probable or likely; anticipate: he expects to win.

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