expects

ex-pects · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Believes that something will happen.

  2. 2.

    Requires or demands something.

  3. 3.

    Supposes or assumes something.

Related words

Antonyms: doubts
See also: expect, expected, expecting
Synonyms: anticipates, awaits, requires

Etymology

Third person singular of expect, from Latin expectare ("to await, look out for").