Definition of expect

• v. t. - To wait for; to await.
• v. t. - To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated.
• v. t. - To wait; to stay.
• n. - Expectation.