Expect - Definition

v 1: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists
are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: expect,
anticipate]
2: 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" [syn: ask, require, expect]
3: 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" [syn: expect,
look, await, wait]
4: consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation
as to why these files were destroyed"
5: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in
March"
6: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry,
gestate, expect]