Chờ đợi, trông đợi, mong ngóng, trông chờ, trông ngóng (ai đó, việc gì đó)

Liệu trước, đoán trước, phòng trước (một biến cố)

Giả thử, cho là (=suppose)

don't expect me till you see me

đừng ngóng chờ tôi, lúc nào có thể đến là tôi sẽ đến

hy vọng

mong chờ

chờ đợi

kỳ vọng

V.

Anticipate, look forward or ahead to, have or keep inview, await, envisage, watch or look for, wait for, contemplate,foresee, US envision: She expects to leave. He was expectingher at noon.

Assume, presume, suppose, imagine, believe,think,trust, surmise, conjecture; foresee, US and Canadianguess: I expect you will be hungry when you return.

Lookfor, want, require, wish, need, demand, reckon on or upon, hopefor, calculate or count on or upon: What did you expect me todo?

V.tr.

(often foll. by to + infin., or that + clause) a regardas likely; assume as a future event or occurrence. b (oftenfoll. by of) look for as appropriate or one's due (from aperson) (I expect cooperation; expect you to be here; expectedbetter of you).

Colloq. (often foll. by that + clause) think,suppose (I expect we'll be on time).

Be shortly to have (ababy) (is expecting twins).

Expectable adj. [L exspectare (as EX-(1), spectare look,frequent. of specere see)]