expected

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Opposites

surprising unexpected unlikely

Word family

Forms expectedness

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Phrases (1)

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tacitly expected
understood to be required although nobody states the requirement directly

Adverb + adjective

Topics

Describing Qualities

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