EXPECTS
Verb
expects
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expect
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Source: Wiktionary
EXPECT
Ex*pect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expected; p. pr. & vb. n. Expecting.]
Etym: [L. expectatum, to look out for, await, expect; ex + out
spectare to look at. See Spectacle.]
1. To wait for; to await. [Obs.]
Let's in, and there expect their coming. Shak.
2. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that
is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous
apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some
confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive,
sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as I expect to
receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated. "Good: I
will expect you." Shak. "Expecting thy reply." Shak.
The Somersetshire or yellow regiment . . . was expected to arrive on
the following day. Macaulay.
Syn.
– To anticipate; look for; await; hope.
– To Expect, Think, Believe, Await. Expect is a mental act and has
aways a reference to the future, to some coming event; as a person
expects to die, or he expects to survive. Think and believe have
reference to the past and present, as well as to the future; as I
think the mail has arrived; I believe he came home yesterday, that he
is he is at home now. There is a not uncommon use of expect, which is
a confusion of the two; as, I expect the mail has arrived; I expect
he is at home. This misuse should be avoided. Await is a physical or
moral act. We await that which, when it comes, will affect us
personally. We expect what may, or may not, interest us personally.
See Anticipate.
Ex*pect", v. t.
Definition: To wait; to stay. [Obs.] Sandys.
Ex*pect", n.
Definition: Expectation. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition