expect
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
regard something as probable or likely
The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
Types & categories
- pass judgment hypernym
- guess hyponym
- presume hyponym
- conjecture hyponym
- trust hyponym
Related & opposite
- expectation derivation
- expectation derivation
- anticipant derivation
- await verb group
Sense 2 verb
consider obligatory; request and expect
We require our secretary to be on time
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- requirement derivation
- expectation derivation
Sense 3 verb
look forward to the probable occurrence of
We were expecting a visit from our relatives
Types & categories
- expect hyponym
- look forward hyponym
- look to hyponym
- hold the line hyponym
- look to hyponym
Related & opposite
- anticipation derivation
- waiter derivation
- expectation derivation
- anticipant derivation
- expect verb group
Sense 4 verb
consider reasonable or due
I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed
Types & categories
- regard hypernym
Related & opposite
- expectation derivation
Sense 5 verb
look forward to the birth of a child
She is expecting in March
Types & categories
- await hypernym
Related & opposite
- expectation derivation
- bigp derivation
- have a bun in the oven verb group
Sense 6 verb
be pregnant with
She is bearing his child
Types & categories
- birth hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | anticipant |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | await |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass judgment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | guess |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | presume |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjecture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trust |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | requirement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | anticipation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | waiter |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | anticipant |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | expect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | expect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | look forward |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | look to |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold the line |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | look to |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | regard |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bigp |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | have a bun in the oven |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | await |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | expectation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | maternity |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | gestation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bigp |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | conceive |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | birth |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | expect |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | birth |