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Word entry · 6 letters

expect

Best crossword clue

"Be pregnant with"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪkˈspɛkt/Part of speech verbSorted ceeptxStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Think something is likely to happen.

Word origin

From Latin expectāre, infinitive form of exspectō (“look out for, await, expect”), from ex (“out”) + spectō (“look at”), frequentative of speciō (“see”).

Used in a sentence

  • when you least expect it
  • I expect to be able to walk again after getting over my broken leg.
  • The hostage is expected to be released later today.

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