ex·pect /ɪkˈspɛkt/
1. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
synset: expect, anticipate
2. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
3. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
synset: expect, look, await, wait
4. consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
synset: expect
5. look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"
synset: expect
6. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
synset: have_a_bun_in_the_oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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