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expect

werkwoord

1 expect

Regard something as probable or likely:
— The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow.

synoniem: anticipate.

Roget 510: foresee; look forwards to, look ahead, look beyond; scent from afar; look into the future, pry into the future, peer into the future.    see one's way; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, see how the wind blows, test the waters, see how the cat jumps.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 858: hope, trust, confide, rely on, put one's trust in; lean upon; pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon etc. (believe) 484.    feel hope, entertain hope, ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: anticiperen, vooruitlopen

2 expect

Consider obligatory; request and expect:
— I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons.

synoniemen: ask, require.

Nederlands: verwachten

3 expect

Look forward to the probable occurrence of:
— We were expecting a visit from our relatives.

synoniemen: await, look, wait.

Roget 472: be probable etc. adj.; give color to, lend color to; point to; imply etc. (evidence) 467; bid fair etc. (promise) 511; ... meer laten zien

Roget 507: expect; look for, look out for, look forward to; hope for; anticipate; have in prospect, have in contemplation; keep in view; contemplate, promise oneself; not wonder at etc. 870, ... meer laten zien

Roget 871: expect etc. 507; not be surprised, not wonder etc. 870; nil admirari [Lat.], make nothing of.   

Nederlands: liggen, klaarliggen, afwachten, opwachten, verbeiden, verwachten, wachten

4 expect

Consider reasonable or due.

5 expect

Look forward to the birth of a child.

6 expect

Be pregnant with:
— The are expecting another child in January.

synoniemen: bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven.


Moby betekeniswoordenboek: account as, anticipate, apprehend, approach, aspire to, assume, await, bank on, be afraid, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be to be, be to come, believe, come, come on, conceive, conclude, confide ... meer laten zien.

Vind elders meer over expect: etymologie - rijmwoorden - Wikipedia.

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