The meaning of Expected

Expected – definition

adjective
Regarded as likely; anticipated.
Usage examples:
Write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses

verb
Regard (something) as likely to happen.
Usage examples:
It's as well to expect the worst
Synonims:
Anticipate Await Look for Hope for Watch for Look forward to Look ahead to Have in prospect Contemplate Bargain for/on Bank on Be prepared for Plan for Predict Forecast Foresee Prophesy Envis

adjective
Believed to be going to happen or arrive
Usage examples:
The expected counterattack never happened., the painting sold for three times the expected price., …

Expected translation into English

Expected: translate from English into Chinese

预期的, 预期

Expected: translate from English into Dutch

Verwacht, Verwachtend

Expected: translate from English into French

Attendu

Expected: translate from English into German

Erwartet, Voraussichtlich

Expected: translate from English into Hindi

अपेक्षित होना, अपेक्षित, प्रत्याशित, इंतिज़ार हुआ

Expected: translate from English into Italian

Previsto, Aspettare, Aspettarsi, Prevedere, Pretendere, Sperare, Contare, Esigere, Volere, Supporre

Expected: translate from English into Korean

예상되는, 기대하는

Expected: translate from English into Russian

Ожидал, Ожидаемый, Предполагаемый

Expected: translate from English into Spanish

Esperado

Word origin

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘defer action, wait’): from Latin exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’ (frequentative of specere ‘see’).

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Expected – similar words

expectancy

noun
The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen.
Usage examples:
They waited with an air of expectancy

noun
The amount of work or effort that an employee believes they must do in order to be successful

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expectance

noun
The action or fact of believing that something will happen or be the case; the feeling or state of mind accompanying this; anticipation.

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expectably

adverb
In a way that is regarded as likely; as expected.
Usage examples:
Groups with expectably different world views

adverb
In a way that can be expected
Usage examples:
It is important not to do anything that will be expectably damaging to the child's interests., we n…

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expectable

adjective
That can usually be expected
Usage examples:
They assume that success in winter sports is expectable for their country., the expectable return f…

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expect

verb
Regard (something) as likely to happen.
Usage examples:
It's as well to expect the worst

verb
To think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive
Usage examples:
[ t ] we are expecting about 100 people for the lecture., [ t ] his plane is expected to land at ab…

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Expected synonims

anticipate

verb
Regard as probable; expect or predict.
Usage examples:
She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

verb
Regard something as probable or likely

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await

verb
Wait for (an event).
Usage examples:
We await the proposals with impatience

verb
To wait for or be in the future of someone or something
Usage examples:
The two men are awaiting trial, scheduled to begin next month., there are no jobs awaiting those fa…

All meanings and translations of Await

bank on

phrasal verb
Base one's hopes or confidence on something.
Usage examples:
The prime minister cannot bank on their support

noun
A period when many people take their money out of a bank because they are afraid the bank will lose it or go out of business
Usage examples:
Last week, a california-based bank became the largest bank to fail in two decades after a bank run …

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contemplate

verb
Look thoughtfully for a long time at.
Usage examples:
He contemplated his image in the mirrors

verb
To spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious way
Usage examples:
[ t ] the owner of the team contemplated moving his football club to another city., [ t ] sharon is…

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forecast

verb
Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).
Usage examples:
Rain is forecast for scotland

noun
A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
Usage examples:
Together the two firms can provide financial forecasts for virtually every listed company in the wo…

noun
A statement of what is likely to happen in the future
Usage examples:
The forecast is heavy rain for tomorrow., the government is forecasting that unemployment will cont…

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foresee

verb
Be aware of beforehand; predict.
Usage examples:
We did not foresee any difficulties

verb
To realize or understand something in advance or before it happens
Usage examples:
He foresaw the need for cars that would be less polluting.

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look forward to

phrasal verb
Await something eagerly.
Usage examples:
We look forward to seeing you

phrasal verb
To feel pleasure because an event or activity is going to happen
Usage examples:
I’m looking forward to my vacation.

All meanings and translations of Look forward to

predict

verb
Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
Usage examples:
It is too early to predict a result

verb
Make a guess about what will happen in the future

verb
To say that an event or action will happen in the future
Usage examples:
[ t ] astronomers can predict the exact time of an eclipse., [ + that clause ] who could have predi…

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prophesy

verb
Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future.
Usage examples:
Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest

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