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Expectable

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Adjective

1. expectable

to be expected

Example Sentences:
'differences of opinion are quite expectable given the present information'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Expectable

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verb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
1. 
to regard as probable or likely; anticipate
he expects to win
2. 
to look forward to or be waiting for
we expect good news today
3. 
to decide that (something) is requisite or necessary; require
the boss expects us to work late today

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Expectable

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verb transitive
1. 
to look for as likely to occur or appear; look forward to; anticipate
I expected you sooner
2. 
to look for as due, proper, or necessary
to expect a reward
3.  Informal
to suppose; presume; guess
4.  Obsolete
to wait for

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Expectable

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v. ex·pect·ed, ex·pect·ing, ex·pects
v.tr.
1.
a. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of: expecting a phone call; expects rain on Sunday.
b. To consider likely or certain: expect to see them soon. See Usage Note at anticipate.
2. To consider reasonable or due: We expect an apology.
3. To consider obligatory; require: The school expects its pupils to be on time.
4. Informal To presume; suppose.
v.intr.
To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again.

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