Meaning & use
expect
To believe that something will happen or that someone will arrive, based on available information.
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We expect the package to arrive sometime early next week at the latest.
She didn't expect so many people to show up at the small gallery opening.
A note on using this word
"Expect" can also mean to require something as reasonable, as in "we expect punctuality from all staff."
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