Expect
verb
To think that something will probably or certainly happen.
I expect that she will come to the party
Often appears as...
- expect to
- expect that
verb
To consider something as likely to happen.
They expect the weather to be sunny tomorrow
Often appears as...
- expect rain
- expect sunshine
verb
To believe that someone should behave in a certain way.
We expect all students to arrive on time
Often appears as...
- expect compliance
- expect obedience
verb
To be pregnant and expecting the birth of a child.
She's expecting her first child in June
Often appears as...
- expecting a baby
- expecting a child
verb
To be waiting for someone or something.
A surprise awaits those who least expect it
Often appears as...
- expect a surprise
- expect a package
verb
To think that something will probably or certainly happen.
I expect that she will come to the party
Often appears as...
- expect to
- expect that
verb
To consider something as likely to happen.
They expect the weather to be sunny tomorrow
Often appears as...
- expect rain
- expect sunshine
verb
To believe that someone should behave in a certain way.
We expect all students to arrive on time
Often appears as...
- expect compliance
- expect obedience
verb
To be pregnant and expecting the birth of a child.
She's expecting her first child in June
Often appears as...
- expecting a baby
- expecting a child
verb
To be waiting for someone or something.
A surprise awaits those who least expect it
Often appears as...
- expect a surprise
- expect a package
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Certainty Level
Use 'expect' when you are quite sure about future events, but there is still some uncertainty.
I expect she'll finish the report by Friday.
Pro Tip 2/2Predicting Behavior
'Expect' can convey belief in how people will behave based on past actions.
Given his punctuality, I expect Tom to be on time.
Pro Tip 1/2Certainty Level
Use 'expect' when you are quite sure about future events, but there is still some uncertainty.
I expect she'll finish the report by Friday.
Pro Tip 2/2Predicting Behavior
'Expect' can convey belief in how people will behave based on past actions.
Given his punctuality, I expect Tom to be on time.
Pro Tip 1/2Certainty Level
Use 'expect' when you are quite sure about future events, but there is still some uncertainty.
I expect she'll finish the report by Friday.
Pro Tip 2/2Predicting Behavior
'Expect' can convey belief in how people will behave based on past actions.
Given his punctuality, I expect Tom to be on time.
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
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Filming Lions Hunting...
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
don't have leashes. So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here, and that's the whole point of it. And the whole point of why it's so healing,
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What is depression? -...
just like asthma or diabetes. It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself, avoid comparing it to times you've felt down.
Video examples
The Infinite Hotel...
and room pi, where the guests expect free dessert. What self-respecting night manager would ever want to work there even for an infinite salary? But over at Hilbert's Infinite Hotel, where there's never any vacancy and always room for more, the scenarios faced by the ever-diligent
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Why do animals have such...
A mouse, for instance, can hardly expect to survive more than a year in the wild. So, it has evolved to grow and reproduce more rapidly, like an evolutionary defense mechanism against its shorter lifespan. Larger animals, by contrast, are better at fending off predators,
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
painful and other times it can be really easy and happen much faster than you expected it but either way it is important and you feel so much better when it's done this explanation for trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words to engage sound, sight, taste, touch, smell, and movement. Then create unexpected connotations among your story elements,
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
What if I wore my scarf like this? I can walk down the street in the exact same outfit and what the world expects of me and the way I'm treated depends on the arrangement of this piece of cloth. But this isn't going to be another monologue about the hijab
Video examples
How to make your writing...
Once you've got your characters and story, here are a few quick and easy comedy writing tricks to make them zing. The rule of three, or zig zig zag. Try setting up an expected pattern, zig zig, then flip it, zag.
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
expecting anything in return. So you might even risk your life and so it started sort of all sort of flooding in about. how this was an experience of perhaps the whale displaying
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Filming Lions Hunting...
know that the natural world is full of the unexpected it's full of surprise
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Eartha Kitt
American Actress
When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is.
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Rihanna
American Musician
People - especially white people - they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.
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Anais Nin
American Author
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
Expect me to continue what I've been doing, which is trying to take over the world.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.
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Jeff Green
American Athlete
I was taught to show respect and expect respect given back.
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Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I never expected that this would be my life.
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Elvis Presley
American Singer
I never expected to be anybody important.
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Eartha Kitt
American Actress
When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is.
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Rihanna
American Musician
People - especially white people - they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.
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Anais Nin
American Author
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
Expect me to continue what I've been doing, which is trying to take over the world.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.
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Jeff Green
American Athlete
I was taught to show respect and expect respect given back.
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Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I never expected that this would be my life.
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Elvis Presley
American Singer
I never expected to be anybody important.
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