Definition of expect

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Expect (v. t.) To wait for; to await.

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Incident :: Incident (a.) Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
Expectingly :: Expectingly (adv.) In a state of expectation.
Shock :: Shock (n.) A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event..
Prestige :: Prestige (v.) Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation of future achievements founded on those already accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged character or reputation.
Remainder :: Remainder (n.) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder..
Sputative :: Sputation (n.) The act of spitting; expectoration.
Anticipant :: Anticipant (a.) Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.
Even :: Even (a.) As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.
Else :: Else (a. & pron.) Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else?.
Ambuscade :: Ambuscade (v. t.) A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly..
Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment..
Retrogression :: Retrogression (n.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also retrograde development, and regressive metamorphism..
Idealist :: Idealist (n.) One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.
Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years..
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) Waiting for; expectation.
Dissatisfy :: Dissatisfy (v. t.) To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with one's fortune..
Missing :: Missing (v. i.) Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for.
Fortune :: Fortune (n.) The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life..
Singular :: Singular (a.) Departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; -- often implying disapproval or consure.
Expectative :: Expectative (a.) Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
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