Added 7 October 2026 expected /ɪksˈpɛktɪd/ verb ▶ hear it Categories: Describing WordsEveryday Words verb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0), via the Free Dictionary API. More about expected at Wordnik → Where our words come from → To predict or believe that something will happen He never expected to be discovered. To consider obligatory or required. To consider reasonably due. You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week. Similar words: anticipatehopelook forawaitcall fordemand adjective Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur The expected storm never arrived. Related Words: anticipatedprospectivelikelypotentialunsurprisingsupposedhoped-fordueawaitedforeseenforetoldmatter-of-course Back to today's word