Expect

Portuguese Meaning

esperar

aguardar

supor

imaginar

English Meaning

  1. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of: expecting a telephone call; expects rain on Sunday.
  2. To consider likely or certain: expect to see them soon. See Usage Note at anticipate.
  3. To consider reasonable or due: We expect an apology.
  4. To consider obligatory; require: The school expects its pupils to be on time.
  5. Informal To presume; suppose.
  6. To look forward to the birth of one's child. Used in progressive tenses: His sister is expecting in May.
  7. To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again.