expected
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ɪkˈspektɪd/US /ɪkˈspektɪd/
Meaning
adjective
that you think will happen
“Double the expected number of people came to the meeting.”
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“development effort and expected to be”
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“the expected cost of Starship,”
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“I have a very vivid memory of what happened next, and it was not what I had expected.”
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