Definizione monolingua

expect

expect (third-person singular simple present expects, present participle expecting, simple past and past participle expected)

1. 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).

   I expect to receive wages.

   I expect that the troops will be defeated.

2. To consider obligatory or required.
3. To consider reasonably due.

   You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week.

4. (continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple) to be pregnant, to consider a baby due
5. (obsolete) To wait for; to await.
   • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare:

     Lets in, and there expect their coming.

Definizione dizionario expect

	aspettare
	Attendere qualche cosa, credendo che questa cosa stia per succedere o venire.
	To look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come.

anticipare

aspettare, aspettarsi

aspettarsi

attendere

contare

fare i conti

immaginare

pensare

presumere

pretendere

prevedere

riflettere

sperare

supporre

volere

Altri significati:

(obsolete) 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).

(continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple) to be pregnant, to consider a baby due

To believe to be about to occur

To consider reasonably due.

To consider obligatory or required.

To consider reasonably due