noun expectation.
2. expect ·vt to wait for; to await.
3. expect ·vt to wait; to stay.
4. expect ·vt to look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate;
often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, i expect to receive wages; i expect that the troops will be defeated.