Definition of expect

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

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Consciousness :: Consciousness (n.) Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence..
Euctical :: Euctical () Expecting a wish; supplicatory.
Expectant :: Expectant (a.) Waiting in expectation; looking fo.
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..
Inexpectation :: Inexpectation (n.) Absence of expectation.
Expectative :: Expectative (a.) Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected.
Expecter :: Expecter (n.) One who expects.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
Expecting :: Expecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Expec.
Joy :: "Joy (n.) The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight..
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..
Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment..
Godsend :: Godsend (n.) Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.
Sorrow :: Sorrow (n.) The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness..
Privative :: Privative (n.) A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term.
Cross :: Cross (a.) Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.
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