expected

ex-pect-ed · adjective, verb

imported

Definitions

adjective, verb

  1. 1.

    Regarded as likely to happen; anticipated.

  2. 2.

    Believed that something would happen.

  3. 3.

    Considered normal or appropriate.

  4. 4.

    Required or anticipated from someone.

Related words

Antonyms: surprising, unexpected
See also: expect, expecting, expects, unexpected
Synonyms: anticipated, foreseen, predicted

Etymology

Past participle of expect, from Latin expectare ("to await, look out for").