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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "expect"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to think or believe that it is possible for something to happen or for someone to do something
Transitive: to expect sth
to expect definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a manager, it 's important to clearly communicate what you expect from your team.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϕ⧀ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻŦāϤ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be pregnant and awaiting the birth of a child
Intransitive
Transitive: to expect one's child
to expect definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were overjoyed to learn they are expecting their first child.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to demand that someone fulfills a duty
Ditransitive: to expect sb to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager expects all employees to adhere to the company policies.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to think about or wait for something or someone that is likely to happen or arrive soon
Transitive: to expect sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He is expecting an important email regarding the job offer.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āχāĻŽā§‡āϞ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to view something as necessary or deserved based on the situation
Transitive: to expect a behavior or treatment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We expect honesty from our leaders in matters of public interest.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϜāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāϤāϤāĻž āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤

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