expect
verb [T] (DEMAND) /ɪkˈspekt/Definition
B2 to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing: I expect punctuality from my students. [+ to infinitive] Borrowers are expected to (= should) return books on time.Giving orders and commands expected /-ˈspek.tɪd/ adjective [before noun] B2 The expected counter-attack never happened.Planning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping
(Definition of expect verb (DEMAND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bade verb
- behest noun
- boss verb
- bossyboots noun
- call for sth phrasal verb
- call sb/sth off phrasal verb
- charge verb (ORDER)
- defy verb
- demand verb (REQUEST)
- detail verb (ORDER)
- dictate to sb phrasal verb
- harry verb
- importunate adjective
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate verb (ORDER)
- overbearing adjective
- prescribe verb (GIVE RULE)
- prescriptive adjective
- stick out for sth phrasal verb
- stipulate verb
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