To look for; wait for; awaitTo look for with anticipation; believe in the occurrence or the coming of; await as likely to happen or to appear.To reckon upon, as something to be done, granted, or yielded; desire with confidence or assurance: as, to expect obedience or aid; I shall expect to find that job finished by Saturday; you are expected to be quiet.To count upon in relation to something; trust or rely upon to do or act in some specified way; require or call upon expectantly: as, I expect you to obey, or to perform a task.To suppose; reckon; conclude: applied to things past or present as well as to things future: as, I expect he went to town yesterday.To wait; stay.n. Expectation.