English-Swedish translations for expect

• förvänta
  Förvänta er inget annat. Förvänta er att vi ska göra just detta.Do not expect anything else; expect us to do precisely that.
  Vad kan vi förvänta oss av Kina?What can we expect from China?
  Det är vad som förväntas av oss.That is what is expected of us.
• vänta
  Har vi ytterligare något att vänta oss?Are we to expect anything more?
  Något annat var heller inte att vänta från hans sida.We expected nothing less from him.
  Hur kan ni vänta er att vi ska acceptera den?How can you expect us to accept it?

Definition of expect

• To predict or believe that something will happen
• To consider obligatory or required
• To consider reasonably due
• To be pregnant, to consider a baby due
• To wait for; to await
• To wait; to stay

Examples

• I expect to be able to walk again after getting over my broken leg
• He never expected to be discovered
• We ended up waiting a little longer than we had expected
• The doctor said he expected me to make a full recovery
• You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week

Related words

• unexpected
• expectation
• expectant
• unexpectedly
• expectancy
• expecting
• expected
• expectorating
• expectorate