| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a state of expectation.[Websters]
2. In a trusting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a desired manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In an alleged manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a demanding manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an entertaining manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective expecting.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Expecting) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb expect.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (expect) | 1. Regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow".[Wordnet]. 2. Consider obligatory; request and expect; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons".[Wordnet]. 3. Look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives".[Wordnet]. 4. Consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed".[Wordnet]. 5. Look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March".[Wordnet]. 6. Be pregnant with; "The are expecting another child in January".[Wordnet]. 7. To wait for; to await.[Websters]. 8. 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.[Websters]. 9. To wait; to stay.[Websters]. 10. Base verb from the following inflections: expecting, expected, expects, expecter, expecters, expectingly and expectedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXPECTINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: expect
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Computing | Expect | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To wait for. The guards, By me encamp'd on yonder hill, expect Their motion. [This sense, though often used by Gibbon, seems to be obsolescent.]. | 2: [Verb] To look for; to have a previous apprehension of something future, whether good or evil; to entertain at least a slight belief that an event will happen. We expect a visit that has been promised. We expect money will be paid at the time it is due, though we are often disappointed. Expect, in its legitimate sense, always refers to a future event. The common phrase, I expect it was, is a vulgar as it is improper.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Tips from 1870 | 1: Usage: Anticipate, Expect. "The arrival of the President was hourly anticipated" is pompous. Use expected. 2: Usage: Expect. Few words are more frequently incorrectly used than expect. "I expect you went to town yesterday," "I expect you will hear from me to-morrow," "I expect the train has arrived," represent some of the uses to which this word is often put. Expect refers wholly to the future, and should not refer to present or past events; as, "I expect you to write me from Liverpool." "John expects to see his father to-morrow." Among the expressions that can most readily and appropriately be substituted for expect are suspect, suppose, think, believe, presume, daresay. Source: Slips of Speech. | ||
| Wikipedic | Expect is a Unix automation and testing tool, written by Don Libes, for interactive applications such as telnet, ftp, passwd, fsck, rlogin, tip, ssh, and others. With Tk, interactive applications can be wrapped in X11 GUIs. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] (obsolete) To wait for; to await. Let's in, and there expect their coming. Shakespeare. (references) | 2: [Verb] to consider obligatory or required;. (references) | 3: [Verb] to consider reasonably due; You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week. (references) | 4: [Verb] 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. Shakespeare Expecting thy reply. Shakespeare The Somersetshire or yellow regiment ... was expected to arrive on the following day. Macaulay. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Specialty Expressions: expect
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Expect (altitude) at (time) or (fix) | Technology | Used under certain conditions to provide a pilot with an altitude to be used in the event of two-way communications failure. It also provides altitude information to assist the pilot in planning. (references) | |
| Expect approach clearance at | Post & Telecom | Phrase to inform the pilot, possibly while holding, when to expect clearance for the approach. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Expect departure clearance time | Technology | The runway release time assigned to an aircraft in a ground delay program and shown on the flight progress strip as an EDCT. See GROUND DELAY PROGRAM. (references) | |
| Expect further clearance | Energy | Used to inform a pilot of the routing he can expect if any part of the route beyond a short range clearance limit differs from that filed. (references) | |
| Expect further clearance (time) | Technology | The time a pilot can expect to receive clearance beyond a clearance limit. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: expect | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Expect Resistance | 24 | Expect | 24 | |
| Expect | 24 | Expect No Mercy | 11 | |
| How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? | 19 | Expect No Mercy (film) | 4 | |
| Expect No Mercy | 11 | Expect Resistance | 24 | |
| What to Expect When You're Expecting | 8 | Expect the Impossible | 7 | |
| Expect the Impossible | 7 | How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? | 19 | |
| Expect No Mercy (film) | 4 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | 8 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
