What does expected mean?
Definitions for expected
ex·pect·ed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word expected.
Princeton's WordNet
expectedadjective
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
"prepared for the expected attack"
Wiktionary
expectedadjective
Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
The expected storm never arrived.
ChatGPT
expected
Expected generally refers to something that is considered likely or certain to happen, occur or be achieved. It's a belief or anticipation regardings a future event or outcome, potentially based on patterns, past experiences, assumptions or calculations. This term is often used in various contexts, including mathematics (expected value), computing, business and daily life.
Webster Dictionary
Expected
of Expect
Editors Contribution
expectedverb
Verb form of the word expect.
They expected justice and truth and they got it.
Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expected' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #631
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expected' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1849
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expected' in Adjectives Frequency: #577
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Anagrams for expected »
excepted
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expected in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expected in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of expected in a Sentence
Chuck Grassley's been great about wearing Chuck Grassley mask and I think great about taking care of Chuck Grassley, and so I think Chuck Grassley's done everything Chuck Grassley can... everything Chuck Grassley could be expected to do to protect Chuck Grassley and the rest of us, people catch this.
The contract called for four payments of $750,000 over twelve months, aPCO was expected to give assistance free of charge to the Clinton Global Initiative as part of their effort to create a favorable environment to ensure the Obama administration made affirmative decisions on everything from Uranium One to the US-Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation agreement.
The 2016 event was very exciting at first. It was nearby and visible with every major telescope, including Very Large Telescope. But it didn't match our predictions -- we expected to see the infrared emission become brighter and brighter over several weeks.
While the Fed signaled that it will continue to raise rates this year, the moves are expected to come in 25 basis point increments, a less aggressive tightening than what we saw in 2022, the central bank is acknowledging that it sees its monetary actions having a tangible effect on inflation. The CPI data out this week seems to confirm the bank’s views.
It is the most surprising discovery we have made so far in 67P because oxygen was not among the molecules suspected in a cometary comas, the first time we saw it I think we all went a little bit into denial because it was not expected to be found in a comet.
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