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expect
Overview of verb expect
The verb expect has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (889) expect, anticipate -- (regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow")
2. (146) ask, require, expect -- (consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons")
3. (109) expect, look, await, wait -- (look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted")
4. (72) expect -- (consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed")
5. (7) have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect -- (be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child")
6. (1) expect -- (look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March")
Grep of noun expect
expectancy
expectation
expected value
expectedness
expectorant
expectoration
expectorator
Antonyms of verb expect
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb expect
6 senses of expect
Sense 1
expect, anticipate
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
ask, require, expect
=> demand
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
Sense 4
expect
=> see, consider, reckon, view, regard
=> think, believe, consider, conceive
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 5
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> produce, bring forth
=> make, create
Sense 6
expect
=> expect, look, await, wait
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb expect
3 of 6 senses of expect
Sense 1
expect, anticipate
=> think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
=> assume, presume, take for granted
=> speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
=> believe, trust
Sense 2
ask, require, expect
=> call
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
=> expect
=> look forward
=> look to
=> hang on, hold the line, hold on
=> anticipate, look for, look to
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb expect
6 senses of expect
Sense 1
expect, anticipate
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Sense 2
ask, require, expect
=> demand
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
Sense 4
expect
=> see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Sense 5
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
Sense 6
expect
=> expect, look, await, wait
'Cause To' of verb expect
Derived Forms of verb expect
6 senses of expect
Sense 1
expect, anticipate
RELATED TO>(adj) expectant#1
=> anticipant, anticipative, expectant
RELATED TO>(noun) expectation#3
=> expectation
RELATED TO>(noun) expectation#1
=> expectation, outlook, prospect
Sense 2
ask, require, expect
RELATED TO>(noun) expectation#1
=> expectation, outlook, prospect
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
RELATED TO>(adj) expectant#1
=> anticipant, anticipative, expectant
RELATED TO>(noun) expectation#2
=> anticipation, expectation
RELATED TO>(noun) expectancy#2
=> anticipation, expectancy
Sense 4
expect
RELATED TO>(noun) expectation#1
=> expectation, outlook, prospect
Sense 5
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
RELATED TO>(adj) expectant#2
=> big(predicate), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(predicate), large(predicate), heavy(predicate), with child(predicate)
RELATED TO>(noun) expectation#3
=> expectation
Sense 6
expect
RELATED TO>(adj) expectant#2
=> big(predicate), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(predicate), large(predicate), heavy(predicate), with child(predicate)
RELATED TO>(noun) expectation#2
=> anticipation, expectation
Domain of verb expect
Domain Terms of verb expect
Familiarity of verb expect
expect used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb expect
6 senses of expect
Sense 1
expect, anticipate
EX: They expect to move
Sense 2
ask, require, expect
EX: They expect him to write the letter
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 4
expect
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 6
expect
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb expect
5 of 6 senses of expect
Sense 1
expect, anticipate
> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
=> stand
=> approve
=> disapprove
=> choose
=> prejudge
=> measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
=> reappraise
=> reject
=> accept
=> think, believe, consider, conceive
=> calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast
=> expect, anticipate
=> impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
=> assign, attribute
=> disapprove, reject
=> declare, adjudge, hold
=> review, critique
=> fail
=> pass
=> test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
Sense 2
ask, require, expect
> demand
=> want
=> ask, require, expect
=> clamor, clamour
=> dun
=> ask
Sense 4
expect
> see, consider, reckon, view, regard
=> expect
=> receive
=> reconsider
=> reconsider
=> include
=> consider
=> call
=> like
=> relativize, relativise
=> identify
=> favor, favour
=> abstract
=> reify
=> idealize, idealise
=> deem, hold, view as, take for
=> respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
=> disrespect, disesteem
=> make
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> prize, value, treasure, appreciate
Sense 5
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> twin
=> drop
=> foal
=> kitten
=> lamb
=> litter
=> have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
Sense 6
expect
> expect, look, await, wait
=> expect
=> look forward
=> look to
=> hang on, hold the line, hold on
=> anticipate, look for, look to
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb expect
Sense 1
expect, anticipate
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Sense 3
expect, look, await, wait
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Sense 5
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
Sense 6
expect
=> expect, look, await, wait
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Sense 2
ask, require, expect
=> demand
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Sense 4
expect
=> see, consider, reckon, view, regard
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Grep of verb expect
expect
expectorate
Grep of adj expect
expectable
expectant
expected
Grep of adv expect
expectantly
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