expect

expect
ex·pect [ɪkʼspekt, ek-] vt
1) (anticipate)
to \expect sb/sth jdn/etw erwarten, mit jdm/etw rechnen;
as was to be \expected, grandma was fine wie erwartet ging es Oma gut;
that was to be \expected das war zu erwarten, damit musste man rechnen;
I \expected as much damit habe ich gerechnet, ich habe nichts anderes erwartet;
to half \expect sth fast mit etw dat rechnen, fast von etw dat ausgehen;
we were half \expecting you to not come back wir haben Sie eigentlich schon nicht mehr zurückerwartet;
it is to be \expected that ... man kann davon ausgehen [o damit rechnen] , dass ...;
to \expect to do sth damit rechnen, etw zu tun
2) (demand)
to \expect sth of [or from] sb etw von jdm erwarten;
I \expected better of you than that von dir habe ich mir eigentlich mehr erhofft;
what can you \expect at that price! für den Preis kann man das nicht erwarten!;
to \expect sb to do sth erwarten, dass jd etw tut;
borrowers are \expected to return their books on time Entleiher müssen ihre Bücher rechtzeitig zurückgeben
3) (fam: suppose)
to \expect sth etw glauben [o denken];
don't you think? - I \expect so/not glaubst du? - ich denke schon/nicht;
to \expect [that] ... glauben [o annehmen] , [dass] ...;
I \expect that it is somewhere in your bedroom ich schätze, es ist irgendwo in deinem Schlafzimmer;
I \expect you'd like a rest Sie möchten sich sicher ausruhen
4) (wait for)
to \expect sb/sth jdn/etw erwarten;
is someone \expecting you? werden Sie erwartet?;
to be \expecting a baby ein Kind erwarten;
to \expect sb/sth to do sth erwarten, dass jd/etw etw tut;
we \expected the letter to arrive yesterday wir haben den Brief für gestern erwartet;
so, we may \expect to see you next Thursday wir dürfen Sie also am nächsten Donnerstag erwarten
PHRASES:
I'll \expect you when I see you (fam) wenn du kommst, bist du da (fam)
\expect me when you see me (fam) wenn ich komme, bin ich da (fam)

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