expected

B1 Topic:Time
US /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/
adj verb Freq #1731

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Thought likely to happen or arrive.

    The expected storm never arrived.

  2. 2
    verb

    Simple past and past participle of expect.

    We had expected a much bigger crowd at the concert.

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Word family
Forms expectedness

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