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Expected
/ɪkˈspektid/
Anticipated or regarded as likely to happen based on planning or predictions.
Synonyms:
anticipated
foreseen
predicted
supposed
awaited
Antonyms:
unexpected
unsurprising
Examples:
T
he movie was better than I expected.
W
e expected them to arrive later, but they didn't.
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word
expectare
, meaning
to look out for
or
await
and found in English since Middle English (c. 1150-1500).
Usage Statistics:
15 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
Hint:
Frequency according to COCA
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