expect /ik-spektˈ/

1. To think of as likely to come or happen, or as due
2. To suppose
3. To await (obsolete)

To wait

Expectation

expectˈable adjective

expectˈably adverb

expectˈance or expectˈancy noun

1. The act or state of expecting
2. Something which is expected
3. Hope

expectˈant adjective

1. Looking or waiting for something
2. In expectation
3. Not yet but expecting to be
4. Pregnant

1. A person who expects
2. A person who is looking for or waiting to receive some title or position

expectˈantly adverb

expectāˈtion /eks-/ noun

1. The act or state of expecting
2. The prospect of future good
3. That which is or may fairly be expected
4. That which should happen, according to general norms of custom or behaviour
5. The degree of probability
6. The value of something expected
7. (in pl) prospect of fortune or profit by a will

expectˈative adjective

1. Giving rise to expectation
2. Reversionary

1. An expectancy
2. An anticipatory grant of a benefice not yet vacant

expectˈed adjective

expectˈedly adverb

expectˈer noun

expectˈing noun and adjective

expectˈingly adverb

In a state of expectation

Expectation Week noun (Christianity, esp C of E)

The period between Ascension Day and Whit Sunday, commemorating the Apostles' expectation of the Holy Spirit

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