Added 7 October 2026
expect
/ɪkˈspɛkt/ verb
In Latin: spērō, expecto, exspecto Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about expect at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Latin expectāre, infinitive form of exspectō (“look out for, await, expect”), from ex (“out”) + spectō (“look at”), frequentative of speciō (“see”).
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