expect
gb/ɪkspˈɛkt/ us/ɪkspˈɛkt/
A2
Английски
~ 400
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
A2
state
1
Believe something will happen
To think that something will happen.
Модел на употреба:
to expect [something] to [verb]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expect' with 'hope'; 'hope' expresses desire, while 'expect' expresses belief about likelihood.
Синоними
anticipate (Slightly more formal; often implies preparing for something.)
Антоними
doubt (Means to feel uncertain or believe something is unlikely.)
Колокации
expect results
|expect trouble
|expect a call
|expect rain
Теми
daily life
|thinking
|predictions
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- We expect the train to arrive on time.
- I expect she'll call me later today.
- They expect prices to rise next year.
- He expects to finish the project by Friday.
Примери за учащи
- I expect it will rain tomorrow.
- She expects to see her friend.
- We expect the bus at 8 o'clock.
- They expect to win the game.
Глагол
B1
action
2
Require as duty or standard
To say or think that someone must do something.
Модел на употреба:
to expect [someone] to [verb]
Честа грешка:
Learners may forget to use 'to' before the verb after 'expect someone' (e.g., 'expect him do' instead of 'expect him to do').
Синоними
demand (Stronger and more forceful than 'expect'.)
Антоними
allow (Means to permit without requiring something.)
Колокации
expect punctuality
|expect good behavior
|expect payment
Теми
rules
|work
|relationships
|law
Примери
- The teacher expects all students to complete their homework.
- We expect employees to arrive on time.
- Parents expect their children to be polite.
Примери за учащи
- My boss expects me to work hard.
- The coach expects us to practice every day.
- They expect students to wear uniforms.
Глагол
A2
state
3
Be pregnant and awaiting childbirth
To be going to have a baby soon.
Модел на употреба:
to be expecting [a baby/child]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with the general meaning of 'expect'; context about pregnancy is needed.
Синоними
be pregnant (More direct; 'expecting' is softer and more common in conversation.)
Колокации
expect a baby
|expect twins
Теми
family
|health
|body
Примери
- She's expecting a baby in June.
- They just announced they're expecting their first child.
- My sister is expecting twins.
Примери за учащи
- She is expecting a baby.
- My friend is expecting her first child.
- They are expecting twins.
Граматика
Речникова форма
expect
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛkt/
US/ɪkspˈɛkt/
Срички и ударение
ex - pect (2 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pect)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: expect
- 3rd Person Singular: expects
- Present Participle: expecting
- Past: expected
Семейство думи
Forms
expects
verb
expecting
verb
expected
verb
Core family
expectation
noun B1
Related words
expectant
adjective
expectantly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unexpected
adjective B1
unexpectedly
adverb B1
Advanced or less common
expectancy
noun B2
Изрази
as expected
1/ˈæz ɪkspˈɛktɪd/
fixed phrase
Happened as predicted
Happened like people thought it would.
Примери
- As expected, the meeting ran over time.
- The test was, as expected, quite difficult.
expect the worst
1/ɪkspˈɛkt ðə wˈɚst/
fixed phrase
Prepare for bad outcome
To think that the most bad thing will happen.
Примери
- When traveling in winter, we always expect the worst and pack extra supplies.
- She tends to expect the worst in any situation.
what do you expect?
1/wˈʌt dˈu jˈu ɪkspˈɛkt ‖/
fixed phrase
informal
Rhetorical: outcome was inevitable
Used to say that something is not surprising.
Примери
- He was late again—what do you expect?
- The food was cold, but what do you expect at that price?