expect
معنی فارسی
انتظارداشتن منتظربودن چشم داشتن متوقع بودن از گمان کردن
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/ek spekt´, ik-/vt.
● (در اصل) صبر کردن، در انتظار نشستن
● انتظار داشتن، پیش بینی کردن، (پیدایش یا وقوع چیزی را) محتمل پنداشتن، توقع داشتن، چشم‌داشت داشتن، متوقع بودن، بیوسیدن، گوش به در بودن، گوش به زنگ بودن
the expected storm did not occur
توفان پیش بینی شده به وقوع نپیوست.
I expected you to write me letters
توقع داشتم برایم نامه بنویسی.
don't expect him to help!
از او انتظار کمک نداشته باش!
he expected you to give him a tip
توقع داشت که به او انعام بدهی.
we expect guests tonight
امشب قرار است مهمان بیاید.
● (عامیانه) حدس زدن، تصور کردن، پنداشتن، گمان کردن
I expect those Indians are on their way to war
فکر می کنم آن سرخپوستان عازم جنگ باشند.
* be expecting
(عامیانه) آبستن بودن
Mehri is expecting
مهری حامله است.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Latin 'expectare', meaning 'to look out for'.
مثال
- I expect to finish the project by the end of the week.
- You can expect a call from him soon.
- They expect that the weather will improve.
ترکیب‌های رایج
Expect a call Expect improvement Expect to finish
تعریف انگلیسی
- regard something as probable or likely “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s that CLAUSE” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE” “They expect to move”
- consider obligatory; request and expect “We require our secretary to be on time” “Aren't we asking too much of these children?” “I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons” “Somebody ----s something from somebody” “Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE” “They expect him to write the letter”
- look forward to the probable occurrence of “We were expecting a visit from our relatives” “She is looking to a promotion” “he is waiting to be drafted” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s VERB-ing” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: wait)” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: look)”
- consider reasonable or due “I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed” “Somebody ----s something”
- look forward to the birth of a child “She is expecting in March” “Somebody ----s”
- be pregnant with “She is bearing his child” “The are expecting another child in January” “I am carrying his child” “Somebody ----s somebody”
مترادف‌ها
verb active
1. Await, wait for.
2. Anticipate, look for, look forward to, count upon, reckon upon, calculate upon, rely upon.