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expect verb

  /ɛkˈspɛkt/ , /ɪkˈspɛkt/
  • (obsolete, transitive) To wait for; to await.
 attendre, prédire, s'attendre à
  • To consider obligatory or required.
 attendre

expectation noun

  /ˌek.spekˈtæɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
  • The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
  • That which is expected or looked for.
 attente

expectancy noun

  /ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/ , /ɛkˈspɛktənsi/ , /ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/ , /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/
  • Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
 attente, espérance, expectative
  • (law) Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
 expectative

expected adjective

  /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/
  • Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
 attendu

expectant adjective

  /ɪkˈspɛktənt/
  • Marked by expectation.
 expectatif

expectative

expectatif

expecting adjective

  /ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/ , /ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ/
  • Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
 en gestation
what did you expect
que veux-tu
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