Meaning of "expect" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXPECT

From Latin exspectāre to watch for, from spectāre to look at.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXPECT

expect  [ɪkˈspɛkt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPECT

Expect is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb expect in English.

WHAT DOES EXPECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Expect

Expect, an extension to the Tcl scripting language written by Don Libes, is a program to automate interactions with programs that expose a text terminal interface. Expect was originally written in 1990 for Unix systems, but is now also available for Microsoft Windows and other systems. It is used to automate control of interactive applications such as telnet, ftp, passwd, fsck, rlogin, tip, ssh, and others. Expect uses pseudo terminals or emulates a console, starts the target program, and then communicates with it, just as a human would, via the terminal or console interface. Tk, another Tcl extension, can be used to provide a GUI.

Definition of expect in the English dictionary

The first definition of expect in the dictionary is to regard as probable or likely; anticipate. Other definition of expect is to look forward to or be waiting for. Expect is also to decide that is requisite or necessary; require.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXPECT

PRESENT

Present

I expect

you expect

he/she/it expects

we expect

you expect

they expect

Present continuous

I am expecting

you are expecting

he/she/it is expecting

we are expecting

you are expecting

they are expecting

Present perfect

I have expected

you have expected

he/she/it has expected

we have expected

you have expected

they have expected

Present perfect continuous

I have been expecting

you have been expecting

he/she/it has been expecting

we have been expecting

you have been expecting

they have been expecting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I expected

you expected

he/she/it expected

we expected

you expected

they expected

Past continuous

I was expecting

you were expecting

he/she/it was expecting

we were expecting

you were expecting

they were expecting

Past perfect

I had expected

you had expected

he/she/it had expected

we had expected

you had expected

they had expected

Past perfect continuous

I had been expecting

you had been expecting

he/she/it had been expecting

we had been expecting

you had been expecting

they had been expecting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will expect

you will expect

he/she/it will expect

we will expect

you will expect

they will expect

Future continuous

I will be expecting

you will be expecting

he/she/it will be expecting

we will be expecting

you will be expecting

they will be expecting

Future perfect

I will have expected

you will have expected

he/she/it will have expected

we will have expected

you will have expected

they will have expected

Future perfect continuous

I will have been expecting

you will have been expecting

he/she/it will have been expecting

we will have been expecting

you will have been expecting

they will have been expecting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would expect

you would expect

he/she/it would expect

we would expect

you would expect

they would expect

Conditional continuous

I would be expecting

you would be expecting

he/she/it would be expecting

we would be expecting

you would be expecting

they would be expecting

Conditional perfect

I would have expect

you would have expect

he/she/it would have expect

we would have expect

you would have expect

they would have expect

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been expecting

you would have been expecting

he/she/it would have been expecting

we would have been expecting

you would have been expecting

they would have been expecting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you expect
we let´s expect
you expect

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to expect

Past participle

expected

Present Participle

expecting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «EXPECT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expect» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of expect

anticipate · ask for · assume · await · bargain for · believe · calculate · conjecture · contemplate · count on · demand · envisage · forecast · foresee · imagine · look forward to · predict · presume · reckon · require · suppose · surmise · think · trust · want · wish

TRANSLATION OF EXPECT

Find out the translation of expect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of expect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expect» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 期待
• Translator English - Spanish: esperar
• English: expect
• Translator English - Hindi: उम्मीद
• Translator English - Arabic: يَتَوَقَّعُ
• Translator English - Russian: ожидать
• Translator English - Portuguese: esperar
• Translator English - Bengali: আশা করা
• Translator English - French: attendre à (‘s)
• Translator English - Malay: Menjangkakan
• Translator English - German: erwarten
• Translator English - Japanese: 期待する
• Translator English - Korean: 기대하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngarepake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trông mong
• Translator English - Tamil: எதிர்பார்க்க
• Translator English - Marathi: अपेक्षा
• Translator English - Turkish: beklemek
• Translator English - Italian: aspettarsi
• Translator English - Polish: spodziewać się
• Translator English - Ukrainian: очікувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a aștepta
• Translator English - Greek: αναμένω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verwag
• Translator English - Swedish: förvänta (sig)
• Translator English - Norwegian: forvente

10 QUOTES WITH «EXPECT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expect.

1

Phil Anselmo

Communication between band-mates is imperative. Communication is the key to any healthy relationship. If I need to be checked, I expect to hear it put in plain words what my faults are, and give my band-mates the ultimate consideration by shutting up and listening, then acting on the advice given. Same goes for anyone else in any band.

2

Benigno Aquino III

Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of the Philippines. From the current projection of 3.3 million tourist arrivals in 2010, our aim is to eventually attract 6 million tourists. In the process, we expect to create 3 million jobs in the next six years.

3

Bjork

I don't expect people to get me. That would be quite arrogant. I think there are a lot of people out there in the world that nobody gets.

4

Karl Ferdinand Braun

Considering the greater amounts of energy which can be collected and stored in suitable experimental form in capacitors, one could expect to deliver radiated energy for some time from them.

5

Pat Brown

There are two kinds of serial killers as far as the victim is concerned: the kind that you don't see before they pounce on you and the kind you see and don't expect to pounce on you.

6

Anatole Broyard

There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience.

7

Howard Graham Buffett

Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. I learned this first through agriculture, because all farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest.

8

LeVar Burton

It is no longer appropriate for me as an American to sit by and expect my government to get it done.

9

Samuel Butler

People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.

10

Margaret Cho

Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPECT»

Discover the use of expect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Exploring Expect: A Tcl-based Toolkit for Automating ...

Written by the author of Expect, this is the first book to explain how this new part of the UNIX toolbox can be used to automate telnet, ftp, passwd, rlogin, and hundreds of other interactive applications.

Don Libes, 1995

Exploring Expect: A Tcl-based Toolkit for Automating ...

Expect works with remote applications, too. Use it to tie together Internet applications including Telnet, Archie, FTP, Gopher, and Mosaic.Don Libes is the creator of Expect as well as the author of this book.

Don Libes, 1994

What to Expect the First Year: Third Edition

But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has changed—and now, so has the new-baby bible. Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year.

Heidi Murkoff, 2008

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding: A Reassuring ...

The third edition of the best, funniest father's guide to having a baby, What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding, is now thoroughly revised and updated, but it's still packed with information, advice, and attitude distinctively for guys.

Thomas Hill, 2012

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less ...

As technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down. Alone Together is the result of Turkle's nearly fifteen-year exploration of our lives on the digital terrain.

Sherry Turkle, 2011

What to Expect When You're Expecting 4th Edition

MORE THAN I CAN SAY, TO ARLENE EIsENBERG, MY FIRST PARTNER IN WHAT To EXPECT AND MY MOST IMPORTANT ONE. YOUR LEGACY OF CARING, COMPASSION, AND INTEGRITY LIVEs ON FOREVER; YOU'LL ALwAYs BE ...

Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, 2010

What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage

This unique book introduces a biblical and practical approach to those realities that is rooted in God's faithfulness and Scripture's teaching on sin and grace.

Paul David Tripp, 2010

Expect Resistance: A Crimethink Field Manual

Praise for Expect Resistance: I had long awaited a book that resisted all parallels with other books save the use of ink and type: a book through which I might wander, losing myself in labyrinths and coming upon fantastic citadels to which ...

CrimethInc., 2008

What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting

And, very exciting, the book comes with 150 contemporary, tasty, and healthy recipes that feed mom and baby well, take little time to prepare, and are gentle on queasy tummies.

Heidi Murkoff, 2005

Expect the Unexpected (or You Won't Find It): A Creativity ...

The bestselling author of "A Whack on the Side of the Head" now interprets the aphorisms of Heraclitus as springboards to creativity.

Roger Von Oech, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expect is used in the context of the following news items.

Springboks can expect little charity from World XV

However, don't expect the tourists to be mere extras engaged only in subplots. "We intend to be relevant. We intend to ask a lot," warned World ... «BDlive, Jul 15»

When Modi meets Sharif: What to expect on the sidelines of the SCO …

Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif issued a barely veiled threat of a potential nuclear attack against India on Wednesday and yesterday ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

Feds 'fully expect' airlines to provide passenger info

“We expect that by the beginning of the new year, the efficiency of the program will be even higher, and in the meantime we fully expect that ... «CTV News, Jul 15»

Plan to quit smoking? Researchers calculate how much weight you …

Researchers calculate how much weight you can expect to gain. now. share. AAP. Source: Smokers shouldn't use the risk of weight gain as an ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»

Expect Faster Adoption Of Apple Pay In The UK

At the beginning of the year, Forrester made the call that the future of mobile wallets lies beyond payments. By adding marketing value beyond ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Hero Blend #66: What To Expect From San Diego Comic-Con 2015

The madness has begun. The annual geek fest known as San Diego Comic-Con has opened its doors, and thousands upon thousands of ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»

Expect pick up in TCS post mgmt commentary: Experts

Deven Choksey of KR Choksey says the market is unlikley to cross 8700 in a hurry and advises investors to look at individual counters. «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

LG G4 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Update: What to Expect

Here we want to talk about the LG G4 Android 5.1.1 update, and what to expect from it. Those with the LG G4 have been enjoying the ... «Gotta Be Mobile, Jul 15»

1st ODI: Azhar Ali believes team knows what to expect from Sri Lanka

“Most of the players know what to expect in Sri Lanka. We are ready.” Pakistan have struggled in one-day cricket in recent months after being ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»

Expect a final showdown at Cosatu special congress

THE endgame (really this time) in the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) battle is nigh. The federation is heading to a special ... «BDlive, Jul 15»