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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
expect
/ɛkˈspɛkt/
verb
to believe something is probably going to happen
- “The first projections are expected shortly after polling stations close.”Tatoeba
- “We were able to finish that job sooner than expected.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)