expect
gb/ɪkspˈɛkt/ us/ɪkspˈɛkt/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 400
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
state
1
Believe something will happen
To think that something will happen.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to expect [something] to [verb]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expect' with 'hope'; 'hope' expresses desire, while 'expect' expresses belief about likelihood.
คำพ้องความหมาย
anticipate (Slightly more formal; often implies preparing for something.)
คำตรงข้าม
doubt (Means to feel uncertain or believe something is unlikely.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
expect results
|expect trouble
|expect a call
|expect rain
หัวข้อ
daily life
|thinking
|predictions
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
Require as duty or standard
To say or think that someone must do something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to expect [someone] to [verb]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may forget to use 'to' before the verb after 'expect someone' (e.g., 'expect him do' instead of 'expect him to do').
คำพ้องความหมาย
demand (Stronger and more forceful than 'expect'.)
คำตรงข้าม
allow (Means to permit without requiring something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
expect punctuality
|expect good behavior
|expect payment
หัวข้อ
rules
|work
|relationships
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- The teacher expects all students to complete their homework.
- We expect employees to arrive on time.
- Parents expect their children to be polite.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My boss expects me to work hard.
- The coach expects us to practice every day.
- They expect students to wear uniforms.
คำกริยา
A2
state
3
Be pregnant and awaiting childbirth
To be going to have a baby soon.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to be expecting [a baby/child]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with the general meaning of 'expect'; context about pregnancy is needed.
คำพ้องความหมาย
be pregnant (More direct; 'expecting' is softer and more common in conversation.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
expect a baby
|expect twins
หัวข้อ
family
|health
|body
ตัวอย่าง
- She's expecting a baby in June.
- They just announced they're expecting their first child.
- My sister is expecting twins.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She is expecting a baby.
- My friend is expecting her first child.
- They are expecting twins.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
expect
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛkt/
US/ɪkspˈɛkt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
ex - pect (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pect)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: expect
- 3rd Person Singular: expects
- Present Participle: expecting
- Past: expected
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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
วลีและสำนวน
as expected
1/ˈæz ɪkspˈɛktɪd/
fixed phrase
Happened as predicted
Happened like people thought it would.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- He was late again—what do you expect?
- The food was cold, but what do you expect at that price?