āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to expect
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āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to think or believe that it is possible for something to happen or for someone to do something
Transitive: to expect sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a manager, it 's important to clearly communicate what you expect from your team.
āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ āϤāĻž āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
02
āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to be pregnant and awaiting the birth of a child
Intransitive
Transitive: to expect one's child
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were overjoyed to learn they are expecting their first child.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to demand that someone fulfills a duty
Ditransitive: to expect sb to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager expects all employees to adhere to the company policies.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻŦā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to think about or wait for something or someone that is likely to happen or arrive soon
Transitive: to expect sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He is expecting an important email regarding the job offer.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŽā§āϞ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to view something as necessary or deserved based on the situation
Transitive: to expect a behavior or treatment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We expect honesty from our leaders in matters of public interest.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāύāϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āύā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāϤāϤāĻž āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
expectable
expectancy
expectant
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