expect
expect is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To wait for; to await. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To wait for; to await.
- transitive verb. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated.
- transitive verb. To wait; to stay.
- noun. Expectation.
- verb. be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"
"The are expecting another child in January"
- verb. look forward to the birth of a child
"She is expecting in March"
- verb. consider reasonable or due
"I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
- verb. regard something as probable or likely
"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
- verb. look forward to the probable occurrence of
"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"
"She is looking to a promotion"
- verb. consider obligatory; request and expect
"We require our secretary to be on time"
"Aren't we asking too much of these children?"
Synonyms
bear, carry, gestate, anticipate, await, look, wait, ask, require
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in expect:
Common word forms
expects, expected, expecter, expecting, expectable
Words from these letters
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