expect
US: /ɪkˈspɛkt/
UK: /ɛkspˈɛkt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
expect /iks'pekt/- ngoại động từ
- mong chờ, chờ đợi, ngóng chờ, trông mong
- don't expect me till you see me: đừng ngóng chờ tôi, lúc nào có thể đến là tôi sẽ đến
- (thông tục) nghĩ rằng, chắc rằng, cho rằng
- to be expecting
- (thông tục) có mang, có thai
- mong chờ, chờ đợi, ngóng chờ, trông mong
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb1 to think or believe that sth will happen or that sb will do sth: [VN] We are expecting a rise in food prices this month. + Don't expect sympathy from me! + That's not the sort of behaviour I expect of you! + Double the expected number of people came to the meeting. + [V to inf] You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months. + I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me. + [VN to inf] House prices are expected to rise sharply. + I didn't expect him to become a successful writer. + Do you really expect me to believe you? + [V (that)] Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. + [VN that] It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms.
2 (often used in the progressive tenses) to be waiting for sb/sth to arrive, as this has been arranged: [VN] to expect a visit / call / letter from sb + Are you expecting visitors? + [VN, VN to inf] We were expecting him yesterday. + We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.
3 ~ sth (of / from sb) to demand that sb will do sth because it is their duty or responsibility: [VN] Her parents expected high standards from her. + Are you clear what is expected of you? + He's still getting over his illness, so don't expect too much from him. + [VN to inf] They expected all their children to be high achievers. + We are expected to work on Saturdays. + [V to inf] I expect to be paid promptly for the work. [also V that]
4 (informal, especially BrE) (not used in the progressive tenses) used when you think sth is probably true: [V] 'Will you be late?' 'I expect so.' + 'Are you going out tonight?' 'I don't expect so.' + [V, V that] 'Who's eaten all the cake?' 'Tom, I expect / I expect it was Tom.'
Help Note: 'That' is nearly always left out.
Compare: UNEXPECTED
Idioms: be expecting a baby / child (informal) to be pregnant: Ann's expecting a baby in June.
be (only) to be expected to be likely to happen; to be quite normal: A little tiredness after taking these drugs is to be expected.
what (else) do you expect? (spoken) used to tell sb not to be surprised by sth: She swore at you? What do you expect when you treat her like that?
WHICH WORD?
expect / wait for / hope / look forward to
If you expect something, you think that it will or is likely to happen: I'm expecting him to arrive soon. If you wait for sth, you stay somewhere or pass the time until something happens:
I'm waiting for him to arrive. Waiting describes what you are doing, usually for a short time, until something happens:
I'll wait for you outside the hotel. +
The fall in profits had been expected. + We weren't expecting it to rain.
You use hope, not expect, to say that you want something to happen: I hope you will have a good party. +
You use look forward to when you are feeling happy and excited about something that you expect to happen: I'm looking forward to your visit. At the end of a letter, use look forward to, not expect:
I look forward to your reply. + I expect your reply.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 anticipate, look forward or ahead to, have or keep in view, await, envisage, watch or look for, wait for, contemplate, foresee, US envision:
She expects to leave. He was expecting her at noon.
2 assume, presume, suppose, imagine, believe, think, trust, surmise, conjecture; foresee, US and Canadian guess:
I expect you will be hungry when you return.
3 look for, want, require, wish, need, demand, reckon on or upon, hope for, calculate or count on or upon:
What did you expect me to do?
Collocation
ADV.
confidently
She confidently expects to win.
| fully
My parents fully expect us to get married.
| not really
I didn't really expect them to come.
| half
I was half expecting to see Jim at the concert.
| honestly
Did you honestly expect me to believe that?
VERB + EXPECT
be reasonable to, can, can realistically, can reasonably
We can expect to see an improvement in the weather over the next few days.
| be unrealistic to, be unreasonable to, can hardly
It would be unreasonable to expect them to do all that work for free. You can hardly expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.
| would, would normally
I would expect the factory to be working again as normal by next week.
| be entitled to
You are entitled to expect certain minimum standards of accommodation.
PREP.
from
We expect good results from our employees.
PHRASES
(only) to be expected
This kind of behaviour is to be expected from a two-year-old.
| expect a lot/too much of sb
I think my parents always expected too much of me.
| when you least expect sth
An accident can happen anywhere, at any time, just when you least expect it.
Concise dictionary
expects|expected|expectingɪk'spektverb
+regard something as probable or likely
+consider obligatory; request and expect
+look forward to the probable occurrence of
+consider reasonable or due
+be pregnant with
+look forward to the birth of a child
