expect

expect (http://definr.com/expect)

     v 1: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists
          are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: anticipate]
     2: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our
        secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of
        these children?" "I expect my students to arrive in time
        for their lessons" [syn: ask, require]
     3: look forward to the probably occurrence of: "We were
        expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to
        a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: look,
        await, wait]
     4: consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full
        explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
     5: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
        expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
        child" [syn: bear, carry, gestate]
     6: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in
        March"