·noun Expectation.
II. Expect ·vt To wait for; to Await.
III. Expect ·vt To Wait; to Stay.
IV. Expect ·vt 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.