expected B1 Topic:Time US /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #1731 Meanings 1 adj Thought likely to happen or arrive. The expected storm never arrived. 2 verb Simple past and past participle of expect. We had expected a much bigger crowd at the concert. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites surprisingunexpectedunlikely Word family Forms expectedness Common collocations tacitly expected Adverb + adjective Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expected **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 1731 ## Meanings 1. Thought likely to happen or arrive. 2. Simple past and past participle of expect. ## Examples - The expected storm never arrived. - We had expected a much bigger crowd at the concert. ## Antonyms - surprising - unexpected - unlikely ## Topics - Time markdown