expect betydelse and definition

Betydelse av expect på svenska

• 0 to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive:

  • We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job.

  • [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom.

  • I expect (that) he'd have left anyway.

  • [ + to infinitive ] He didn't expect to see me.

  • The financial performance of the business is fully expected (= almost certain) to improve.

  • We were half expecting you not to come back.

  • All parents of small children get tired. It's to be expected.

• 1 to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing:

  • I expect punctuality from my students.

  • [ + to infinitive ] Borrowers are expected to (= should) return books on time.

• 2 to be pregnant:

  • She shouldn't be lifting those boxes if she's expecting.

  • Kate and Dom are expecting a baby.

• 3 to think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive:

  • [ T ] We are expecting about 100 people for the lecture.

  • [ T ] His plane is expected to land at about 7:30 this evening.

  • [ + to infinitive ] We expected to see her here, but I guess she decided not to come.

  • [ T ] The boss wants me to work this weekend – that’s expecting a lot!