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    expect

    US /ɪkˈspɛkt/

    ・

    UK /ɪk'spekt/

    A1TOEIC
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To believe something is probably going to happen
    I expect to see her at dinner tonight
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To anticipate or believe that something will happen or someone will arrive.
    I expect that he will arrive soon.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To require something from someone as a duty or obligation.
    The company expects its employees to be punctual.

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    The Greatest Innovations In Formula One

    12:00The Greatest Innovations In Formula One
    • and we can expect to see it gradually replacing metal parts in our transport because it reduces weight and thus reduces energy consumption, while also being incredibly strong.

      and we can expect to see it gradually replacing metal parts in our transport because it reduces weight and thus reduces energy consumption, while also being incredibly strong.

    • common and we can expect to see it gradually replacing metal parts in our transport because

      common and we can expect to see it gradually replacing metal parts in our transport because

    B1

    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • EXPECT US TO COVER ALL

      EXPECT US TO COVER ALL

    • AND EXPECT THEM TO

      AND EXPECT THEM TO

    B1

    Game of Thrones and Jon Snow's Return - What we expect to see

    01:55Game of Thrones and Jon Snow's Return - What we expect to see
    • What we expect to see

      What we expect to see

    B1

    How Your Birth Month Impacts Your Success

    07:10How Your Birth Month Impacts Your Success
    • They grouped them in blocks of 4 months (also known as tertiles) and they compared the actual number of athletes per tertile against the numbers that you would expect from looking at the births of the population in Sweden.

      They grouped them in blocks of 4 months (also known as tertiles) and they compared the actual number of athletes per tertile against the numbers that you would expect from looking at the births of the population in Sweden.

    • number of athletes per tertile against the numbers that you would expect from looking

      number of athletes per tertile against the numbers that you would expect from looking

    A2

    How 'Quiet Quitting' Became The Next Phase Of The Great Resignation

    08:32How 'Quiet Quitting' Became The Next Phase Of The Great Resignation
    • but it is certainly one of the reasons that you would expect to be weighing on labor productivity right now.

      but it is certainly one of the reasons that you would expect to be weighing on labor productivity right now.

    • that you would expect to be weighing on labor productivity

      that you would expect to be weighing on labor productivity

    B1

    10 Things You Should Eliminate From Your Life

    08:2610 Things You Should Eliminate From Your Life
    • Photos, gifts, and mementos seem harmless at first glance, but they can conjure deep wounds when we least expect it.

      Photos, gifts, and mementos seem harmless at first glance, but they can conjure deep wounds when we least expect it.

    • wounds when we least expect it.

      wounds when we least expect it.

    B1

    Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need

    06:14Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need
    • Psychologists call this reaction the pain of paying, because the insula also activates when we expect to be hurt physically,

      Psychologists call this reaction the pain of paying, because the insula also activates when we expect to be hurt physically,

    • because the insula also activates when we expect to be hurt physically,

      because the insula also activates when we expect to be hurt physically,

    B1

    How to Describe Scary Places in English! ?️??

    08:54How to Describe Scary Places in English! ?️??
    • And I do find this a little bit scary because even though no one lives here, you don't know what to expect.

      And I do find this a little bit scary because even though no one lives here, you don't know what to expect.

    • you don't know what to expect.

      you don't know what to expect.

    A2

    How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners

    08:09How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners
    • Retailers expect 16 and a half percent of holiday returns to be fraudulent this year.

      Retailers expect 16 and a half percent of holiday returns to be fraudulent this year.

    B2

    How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide

    10:12How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
    • Before you can expect others to listen to you, you need to understand and demonstrate active, engaged listening.

      Before you can expect others to listen to you, you need to understand and demonstrate active, engaged listening.

    • Before you can expect others to listen to you,

      Before you can expect others to listen to you,

    A2