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expecting definition

expecting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  expect 
 
  3  of  6  senses  of  expect 
 
  Sense  1 
  expect,  anticipate 
  =>  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess 
  =>  assume,  presume,  take  for  granted 
  =>  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
  =>  believe,  trust 
 
  Sense  2 
  ask  require,  expect 
  =>  call 
 
  Sense  3 
  expect,  look  await,  wait 
  =>  expect 
  =>  look  forward 
  =>  look  to 
  =>  hang  on  hold  the  line  hold  on 
  =>  anticipate,  look  for  look  to 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  expect 
 
  3  of  6  senses  of  expect 
 
  Sense  1 
  expect,  anticipate 
  =>  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess 
  =>  divine 
  =>  suspect 
  =>  assume,  presume,  take  for  granted 
  =>  presuppose 
  =>  postulate,  posit 
  =>  insist,  assert 
  =>  premise,  premiss 
  =>  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
  =>  reconstruct,  construct,  retrace 
  =>  etymologize 
  =>  explicate,  formulate,  develop 
  =>  redevelop,  reformulate 
  =>  believe,  trust 
 
  Sense  2 
  ask  require,  expect 
  =>  call 
 
  Sense  3 
  expect,  look  await,  wait 
  =>  expect 
  =>  look  forward 
  =>  look  to 
  =>  hang  on  hold  the  line  hold  on 
  =>  anticipate,  look  for  look  to 
  =>  apprehend,  quail  at 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  expect 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  expect 
 
  Sense  5 
  bear,  carry,  gestate,  expect 
  =>  conceive 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  expect 
 
  6  senses  of  expect 
 
  Sense  1 
  expect,  anticipate 
  =>  judge 
 
  Sense  2 
  ask  require,  expect 
  =>  demand 
 
  Sense  3 
  expect,  look  await,  wait 
 
  Sense  4 
  expect 
  =>  see  consider,  reckon,  view,  regard 
 
  Sense  5 
  bear,  carry,  gestate,  expect 
 
  Sense  6 
  expect 
  =>  expect,  look  await,  wait 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  expect 
 
  expect  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  expect 
 
  Sense  1 
  expect,  anticipate 
  =>  judge 
 
  Sense  3 
  expect,  look  await,  wait 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  bear,  carry,  gestate,  expect 
 
  Sense  6 
  expect 
  =>  expect,  look  await,  wait 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  ask  require,  expect 
  =>  demand 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  expect 
  =>  see  consider,  reckon,  view,  regard 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  expect 
 
  The  verb  expect  has  6  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (889)  expect,  anticipate  --  (regard  something  as  probable  or  likely;  "The  meteorologists  are  expecting  rain  for  tomorrow") 
  2.  (146)  ask  require,  expect  --  (consider  obligatory;  request  and  expect;  "We  require  our  secretary  to  be  on  time";  "Aren't  we  asking  too  much  of  these  children?"  "I  expect  my  students  to  arrive  in  time  for  their  lessons") 
  3.  (109)  expect,  look  await,  wait  --  (look  forward  to  the  probably  occurrence  of:  "We  were  expecting  a  visit  from  our  relatives";  "She  is  looking  to  a  promotion";  "he  is  waiting  to  be  drafted") 
  4.  (72)  expect  --  (consider  reasonable  or  due;  "I'm  expecting  a  full  explanation  as  to  why  these  files  were  destroyed") 
  5.  (7)  bear,  carry,  gestate,  expect  --  (be  pregnant  with  "She  is  bearing  his  child";  "The  are  expecting  another  child  in  January";  "I  am  carrying  his  child") 
  6.  (1)  expect  --  (look  forward  to  the  birth  of  a  child;  "She  is  expecting  in  March") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  expect 
 
  The  verb  expect  has  6  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (889)  expect,  anticipate  --  (regard  something  as  probable  or  likely;  "The  meteorologists  are  expecting  rain  for  tomorrow") 
  2.  (146)  ask  require,  expect  --  (consider  obligatory;  request  and  expect;  "We  require  our  secretary  to  be  on  time";  "Aren't  we  asking  too  much  of  these  children?"  "I  expect  my  students  to  arrive  in  time  for  their  lessons") 
  3.  (109)  expect,  look  await,  wait  --  (look  forward  to  the  probably  occurrence  of:  "We  were  expecting  a  visit  from  our  relatives";  "She  is  looking  to  a  promotion";  "he  is  waiting  to  be  drafted") 
  4.  (72)  expect  --  (consider  reasonable  or  due;  "I'm  expecting  a  full  explanation  as  to  why  these  files  were  destroyed") 
  5.  (7)  bear,  carry,  gestate,  expect  --  (be  pregnant  with  "She  is  bearing  his  child";  "The  are  expecting  another  child  in  January";  "I  am  carrying  his  child") 
  6.  (1)  expect  --  (look  forward  to  the  birth  of  a  child;  "She  is  expecting  in  March") 



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