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{ "term": "expect", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "expect", "heSheIt": "expects" }, "pastSimple": "expected", "pastParticiple": "expected", "ingForm": "expecting" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to think or believe that something will happen or that somebody will do something", "sensetop": "expect somethingexpect something from somebody/somethingexpect something of somebody/somethingexpect to do somethingexpect somebody/something to do somethingexpect (that)…it is expected that…", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The company is expecting record sales this year.", "contextForm": "expect something" }, { "text": "Change often happens **when you least expect it**." }, { "text": "Don't expect sympathy from me!", "contextForm": "expect something from somebody/something" }, { "text": "That's not the sort of behaviour I expect of you!", "contextForm": "expect something of somebody/something" }, { "text": "They **never expected** to find their dream home.", "contextForm": "expect to do something" }, { "text": "I looked back, **half expecting** to see someone following me." }, { "text": "Analysts expect the company to announce growth of at least 5 per cent.", "contextForm": "expect somebody/something to do something" }, { "text": "I **fully expected** her to refuse my offer." }, { "text": "House prices are expected to rise sharply." }, { "text": "Do you really expect me to believe you?" }, { "text": "Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down.", "contextForm": "expect (that)…" }, { "text": "It is **widely expected** that interest rates will rise.", "contextForm": "it is expected that…" }, { "text": "We are expecting a rise in food prices this month." }, { "text": "You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months." }, { "text": "I didn’t expect him to become a successful writer." }, { "text": "It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms." }, { "text": "As expected, they lost the election." }, { "text": "I do not necessarily expect an easy answer to this question." }, { "text": "‘Will Bill be there?’ ‘I expect so.’" }, { "text": "I didn't really expect them to come." }, { "text": "Double the expected number of people came to the meeting." }, { "text": "She confidently expects to win." }, { "text": "We can expect to see an improvement in the weather over the next few days." }, { "text": "I would expect the factory to be working again as normal by next week." }, { "text": "The economy is expected to pick up in the first half of next year." }, { "text": "This kind of behaviour is to be expected from a two-year-old." }, { "text": "Was she really naive enough to expect that this plan would work?" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["confidently", "fully", "rightly"], "verb + expect": ["be fair to", "be natural to", "be reasonable to"], "preposition": ["from"], "phrases": [ "as expected", "(only) to be expected", "be widely expected" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be waiting for somebody/something to arrive, as this has been arranged", "sensetop": "expect somebody/somethingexpect somebody to do something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to expect a visit/call/letter from somebody", "contextForm": "expect somebody/something" }, { "text": "We were expecting him yesterday." }, { "text": "They are not expected until tomorrow." }, { "text": "Are you expecting visitors?" }, { "text": "I'm expecting an important call." }, { "text": "We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.", "contextForm": "expect somebody to do something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to demand that somebody will do something because it is their duty or responsibility", "sensetop": "expect somethingexpect something from somebodyexpect something of somebodyexpect somebody to do somethingexpect to do something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It is **reasonable to expect** changes in the way we work.", "contextForm": "expect something" }, { "text": "No one **has a right to expect** good results without working hard." }, { "text": "These are the high standards that hotel guests have **come to expect**." }, { "text": "He's still getting over his illness, so it's unrealistic to expect too much from him.", "contextForm": "expect something from somebody" }, { "text": "Are you clear what is expected of you?", "contextForm": "expect something of somebody" }, { "text": "You can't **reasonably expect** people to pay such high taxes.", "contextForm": "expect somebody to do something" }, { "text": "We are expected to work on Saturdays." }, { "text": "It would be **unreasonable to expect** them to do all that work for free." }, { "text": "I expect to be paid promptly for the work.", "contextForm": "expect to do something" }, { "text": "They expected all their children to be high achievers." }, { "text": "You are entitled to expect certain minimum standards of accommodation." }, { "text": "We expect good results from our employees." }, { "text": "They rightly expect the law to be obeyed." }, { "text": "I think my parents always expected too much of me." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["confidently", "fully", "rightly"], "verb + expect": ["be fair to", "be natural to", "be reasonable to"], "preposition": ["from"], "phrases": [ "as expected", "(only) to be expected", "be widely expected" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "used when you think something is probably true", "sensetop": "expect (that…)", "labels": "(especially British English, informal)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "‘Will you be late?’ ‘**I expect so**.’" }, { "text": "‘Are you going out tonight?’ ‘**I don't expect so**.’" }, { "text": "‘Who’s eaten all the cake?’ ‘Tom, I expect/I expect it was Tom.’", "contextForm": "expect (that…)" } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be pregnant", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Ann's expecting a baby in June." }, { "text": "I didn't know she was expecting!" } ], "topics": ["Life stages"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be likely to happen; to be quite normal", "examples": [ { "text": "A little tiredness after taking the medication is to be expected." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody not to be surprised by something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She swore at you? What do you expect when you treat her like that?" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspekt/", "audio": "ex/expect/expect__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspekts/", "audio": "ex/expect/expects__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspektɪd/", "audio": "ex/expect/expected__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspektɪŋ/", "audio": "ex/expect/expecting__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspekt/", "audio": "ex/expect/expect__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspekts/", "audio": "ex/expect/expects__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspektɪd/", "audio": "ex/expect/expected__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspektɪŋ/", "audio": "ex/expect/expecting__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘defer action, wait’): from Latin exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’ (frequentative of specere ‘see’)." }