Sentence examples for been expecting from inspiring English sources

verb

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).

• I expect to receive wages. I expect that the troops will be defeated.