expected
Syllables: ex·pect·ed/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/
expected adjective: anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. Also the simple past and past participle of expect.
Adjective
expected (comparative more expected, superlative most expected)
- Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
- The expected storm never arrived.
Also used as
expected is also the simple past and past participle of expect.
expected meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
expected in Hindi
- anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
- अपेक्षित apekṣit
expected in Tamil
- எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டது, எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்ட, எதிர்பார்த்தது
expected in Marathi
- अपेक्षित
expected in Urdu
- متوقع
More languagesFewer languages
- expected in Telugu
- ఊహించినది, ఊహించిన, ఆశించినది
- expected in Malayalam
- പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചിരുന്നത്, പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചവർ, പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ച
- expected in Kannada
- ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ, ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
- expected in Gujarati
- અપેક્ષિત
- expected in Nepali
- अपेक्षित, प्रत्याशित
Antonyms of expected
Forms of expected
| comparative | more expected |
|---|---|
| superlative | most expected |
Words formed from expected
Phrases with expected
Questions about expected
- What does expected mean?
- Expected means anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
- What is expected in Hindi?
- Expected in Hindi is अपेक्षित (apekṣit). See Expected meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is expected?
- Expected is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce expected?
- Expected is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/.
Words near expected in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: expected (page history and authors); expected (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); expected (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); expected (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); expected (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); expected (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); expected (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); expected (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); expected (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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