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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExpect
/ɪkˈspekt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To regard something as likely to happen or anticipate the occurrence of a future event.
"We expect rain to arrive by late afternoon." - 2
To require or demand something as due or obligatory from someone.
"The company expects all employees to arrive on time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb exspectare, formed from ex- (out, thoroughly) and spectare (to look at, gaze). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, it originally carried the literal sense of waiting for or looking forward to an event before shifting to its modern psychological meaning of anticipating or supposing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expect" is said worldwide
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attendre
Transliteration: /a.tɑ̃dʁ/
"Je m'attends à une réponse rapide."
erwarten
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈvʁtaːn/
"Wir erwarten eine Steigerung des Umsatzes."
aspettarsi
Transliteration: /as.petˈtar.si/
"Mi aspetto che tu faccia del tuo meglio."
esperar
Transliteration: /es.peˈɾaɾ/
"Espero que tengas un buen viaje."
esperar
Transliteration: /is.peˈɾaɾ/
"Eu espero boas notícias em breve."
उम्मीद करना
Transliteration: ummeed karna
"मुझे आपकी मदद की उम्मीद है।"
期待
Transliteration: qídài
"我们期待明天的会议。"
기대하다
Transliteration: gidae-hada
"우리는 좋은 결과를 기대합니다."
期待する
Transliteration: kitai suru
"彼らは成功を期待している。"
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