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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Expect \Ex*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expected}; p. pr & vb n. {Expecting}.] [L. expectatum to look out for await, expect; ex + out spectare to look at See {Spectacle}.] 1. To wait for to await. [Obs.] Let's in and there expect their coming. --Shak. 2. 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.'' --Shak. ``Expecting thy reply.'' --Shak. The Somersetshire or yellow regiment . . . was expected to arrive on the following day --Macaulay. Syn: To anticipate; look for await; hope. Usage: To {Expect}, {Think}, {Believe}, {Await}. Expect is a mental act and has aways a reference to the future, to some coming event; as a person expects to die, or he expects to survive. Think and believe have reference to the past and present, as well as to the future; as I think the mail has arrived; I believe he came home yesterday, that he is he is at home now There is a not uncommon use of expect, which is a confusion of the two as I expect the mail has arrived; I expect he is at home. This misuse should be avoided. Await is a physical or moral act We await that which when it comes will affect us personally. We expect what may or may not interest us personally. See {Anticipate}.
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