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Expect [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To wait for.

2. The guards,

3. By me encamp'd on yonder hill, expect

4. Their motion.

5. [This sense, though often used by Gibbon, seems to be obsolescent.]

6. To look for; to have a previous apprehension of something future, whether good or evil; to entertain at least a slight belief that an event will happen. We expect a visit that has been promised. We expect money will be paid at the time it is due, though we are often disappointed.

7. EXPECT , in its legitimate sense, always refers to a future event. The common phrase, I expect it was, is a vulgar as it is improper.

Expect [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Expectation.

Expect [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To wait for; to await.

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.

3. To wait; to stay.

Expectable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To be expected; that may be expected.

Expectable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

That may be expected or looked for.

Expectance [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. EXPECT'ANCE

2. EXPECT'ANCY, noun The act or state of expecting; expectation.

3. Something expected.

4. Hope; a looking for with pleasure.

Expectance [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In law, a state of waiting or suspension. An estate in expectancy is one which is to take effect or commence after the determination of another estate. Estates of this kind are remainders and reversions. A remainder, or estate in remainder, is one which is limited to take effect and be enjoyed after another estate is determined. Thus when a grant of land is made to A for twenty years, and after the determination of that term, to B and his heirs forever; A is tenant for years, remainder to B in fee. In this case, the estate of B is in expectancy, that is, waiting for the determination of the estate for years. A reversion is the residue of an estate left in the grantor, to commence in possession after the determination of a particular estate granted out by him. As when A leases an estate to B for twenty years; after the determination of that period, the estate reverts to the lessor, but during the term the estate of the lessor is in expectancy.

Expectance [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Expectancy

Expectancy [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of expecting ; expectation.

2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope.

Expectant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Waiting; looking for.

2. An expectant estate, is one which is suspended till the determination of a particular estate.

Expectant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who expects; one who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by his belief or hope of receiving some good. Those who have the gift of offices are usually surrounded by expectants.

Expectant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Waiting in expectation; looking for

2. waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.

Expectant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.

Expectation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of expecting or looking forward to a future event with at least some reason to believe the event will happen. expectation differs from hope. Hope originates in desire, and may exist with little or no ground of belief that the desired event will arrive. expectation is founded on some reasons which render the event probably. Hope is directed to some good; expectation is directed to good or evil.

2. The same weakness of mind which indulges absurd expectations, produces petulance in disappointment.

3. The state of expecting, either with hope or fear.

4. Prospect of good to come.

5. My soul, wait thou only on God, for my expectation is from him. Psalms 62:5 ,

6. The object of expectation; the expected Messiah.

7. A state or qualities in a person which excite expectations in others of some future excellence; as a youth of expectation

8. We now more generally say, a youth of promise.

9. In chances, expectation is applied to contingent events, and is reducible to computation. A sum of money in expectation when an event happens, has a determinate value before that event happens. If the chances of receiving or not receiving a hundred dollars, when an event arrives, are equal; then, before the arrival of the event, the expectation is worth half the money.

Expectation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

2. That which is expected or looked for.

3. The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.

4. 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.

5. The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

Expectative [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

That which is expected. [Not used.]

Expectative [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.

Expectative [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace.

Expected [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Expect

Expectedly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In conformity with expectation.

Expecter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who expects; one who waits for something, or for another person.

Expecter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who expects.

Expecting [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Waiting or looking for the arrival of.

Expecting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Expect

Expectingly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a state of expectation.

Expective [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Expectative.

Expectorant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having the quality of promoting discharges from the lungs.

Expectorant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A medicine which promotes discharges from the lungs.

Expectorant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat.

Expectorant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An expectorant medicine.

Expectorate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking and spitting.

Expectorate [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.

Expectorate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.

Expectorated [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Discharged from the lungs.

Expectorated [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Expectorate

Expectorating [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Throwing from the lungs by hawking and spitting.

Expectorating [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Expectorate

Expectoration [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The act of discharging phlegm or mucus from the lungs, by coughing, hawking and spitting.

Expectoration [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.

2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Expectorative [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Having the quality of promoting expectoration.

Expectorative [Adjective and noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Expectorant.

Probability Roget’s Thesaurus §472

N. probability, likelihood, credibleness, likeliness, vraisemblance, verisimilitude, plausibility, color, semblance, show of, presumption, presumptive evidence, circumstantial evidence, credibility, reasonable chance, fair chance, good chance, favorable chance, reasonable prospect, fair prospect, good prospect, favorable prospect, prospect, wellgrounded hope, chance

V. be probable, give color to, lend color to, point to, imply, bid fair, stand fair for, stand a good chance, run a good chance, think likely, dare say, flatter oneself, expect, count upon

Adj. probable, likely, hopeful, to be expected, in a fair way, plausible, specious, ostensible, colorable, ben trovato, well- founded, reasonable, credible, easy of belief, presumable, presumptive, apparent

Adv. probably, belike, in all probability, in all likelihood, very likely, most likely, like enough, odds on, odds in favor, ten &c. to one, apparently, seemingly, according to every reasonable expectation, prim facie, to all appearance

Phr. the chances, the odds are, appearances are in favor of, chances are in favor of, there is reason to believe, there is reason to think, there is reason to expect, i dare say, all lombard street to a china orange

Expectation Roget’s Thesaurus §507

N. expectation, expectance, expectancy, anticipation, reckoning, calculation, foresight, contemplation, prospection, lookout, prospect, perspective, horizon, vista, destiny, suspense, waiting, abeyance, curiosity, anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation, torment of tantalus, hope, trust, auspices, assurance, confidence, presumption, reliance

V. expect, look for, look out for, look forward to, hope for, anticipate, have in prospect, have in contemplation, keep in view, contemplate, promise oneself, not wonder at, not wonder if, wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for, keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for, await, stand at "attention," abide, bide one's time, watch, foresee, prepare for, forestall, count upon, think likely, lead one to expect, have in store for, prick up one's ears, hold one's breath

Adj. expectant, expecting, in expectation, on the watch, open-eyed, open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation, agape, gaping, all agog, on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, on the tiptoe of expectation, aux aguets, ready, curious, looking forward to, expected, long expected, foreseen, in prospect, prospective, in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner, impending

Adv. on the watch, with breathless expectation, with bated breath, with rapt anticipation, arrectis auribus

Phr. we shall see, nous verrons, "expectation whirls me round", the light at the end of the tunnel

Foresight Roget’s Thesaurus §510

N. foresight, prospicience, prevision, long- sightedness, anticipation, providence, forethought, forecast, predeliberation, presurmise, foregone conclusion, prudence, foreknowledge, prognosis, precognition, prescience, prenotion, presentiment, second sight, sagacity, antepast, prelibation, prophasis, prospect, foretaste, prospectus

V. foresee, look forwards to, look ahead, look beyond, scent from afar, look into the future, pry into the future, peer into the future, see one's way, see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, see how the wind blows, test the waters, see how the cat jumps, anticipate, expect, be beforehand, predict, foreknow, forejudge, forecast, presurmise, have an eye to the future, have an eye to the main chance, respicere finem, keep a sharp lookout, forewarn

Adj. foreseeing, prescient, farseeing, farsighted, sagacious, weatherwise, provident, prospective

Adv. against the time when

Phr. cernit omnia deus vindex, mihi cura futuri, run it up the flagpole and see who salutes

Hope Roget’s Thesaurus §858

N. hope, hopes, desire, fervent hope, sanguine # expectation, trust, confidence, reliance, faith, affiance, assurance, secureness, security, reassurance, good omen, good auspices, promise, well grounded hopes, good prospect, bright prospect, clear sky, assumption, presumption, anticipation, hopefulness, buoyancy, optimism, enthusiasm, heart of grace, aspiration, optimist, utopian, utopist, castles in the air, castles in spain, chateaux en espagne, le pot aut lait, utopia, millennium, day dream, golden dream, dream of alnaschar, airy hopes, fool's paradise, mirage, fond hope, beam of hope, ray of hope, gleam of hope, glimmer of hope, flash of hope, dawn of hope, star of hope, cheer, bit of blue sky, silver lining, silver lining of the cloud, bottom of pandora's box, balm in gilead, light at the end of the tunnel, anchor, sheet anchor, mainstay, staff, heaven

V. hope, trust, confide, rely on, put one's trust in, lean upon, pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon, feel hope, entertain hope, harbor hope, indulge hope, cherish hope, feed hope, foster hope, nourish hope, encourage hope, cling to hope, live in hope, &c. n, see land, feel assured, rest assured, feel confident, rest confident, presume, promise oneself, expect, hope for, anticipate, be hopeful, look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose, make the best of it, hope for the best, put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon, keep one's spirits up, take heart, take heart of grace, be of good heart, be of good cheer, flatter oneself, "lay the flattering unction to one's soul" catch at a straw, hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are hatched, count one's chickens before they are hatched, give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope, promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale, raise expectations, encourage, cheer, assure, reassure, buoy up, embolden

Adj. hoping, in hopes, hopeful, confident, secure, sanguine, in good heart, buoyed up, buoyant, elated, flushed, exultant, enthusiastic, heartsome, utopian, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, fearless, free from fear, free from suspicion, free from distrust, free from despair, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exempt from distrust, exempt from despair, undespairing, self reliant, probable, on the high road to, within sight of shore, within sight of land, promising, propitious, of promise, full of promise, of good omen, auspicious, de bon augure, reassuring, encouraging, cheering, inspiriting, looking up, bright, roseate, couleur de rose, rose- colored

Adv. hopefully

Int. god speed, phr, nil desperandum, never say die, dum spiro spero, latet scintillula forsan, all is for the best, spero meliora, every cloud has a silver lining, "the wish being father to the thought", "hope told a flattering tale", rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis, at spes non fracta, ego spem prietio non emo, un dieu est ma fiance, "hope! thou nurse of young desire", in hoc signo spes mea, in hoc signo vinces, la speranza e il pan de miseri, l'esperance est le songe d'un homme eveille, "the mighty hopes that make us men", "the sickening pang of hope deferred"

Expectance Roget’s Thesaurus §871

N. expectance &c. # (expectation) 507, example, instance (conformity) 82, normality (habit) 613 nine days' wonder

V. expect, not be surprised, not wonder, nil admirari, make nothing of

Adj. expecting, unamazed, astonished at nothing, blase, expected, foreseen, unsurprising, common, ordinary, normal, typical, usual

Adv. naturally, as a matter of course

Int. no wonder, of course

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Genesis 48:11

And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”

1 Kings 2:15

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD.

“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.

2 Kings 5:7

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

Job 29:21

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

Psalms 5:3

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

Psalms 9:18

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Psalms 62:5

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

Proverbs 23:18

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:14

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

Isaiah 5:4

What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?

Isaiah 20:5

And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

Isaiah 20:6

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

Isaiah 64:3

When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 31:8

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.

Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!

Haggai 1:9

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

Haggai 2:16

Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.

from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.