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Collocations for "expected"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "expected" in context.

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expect

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
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  1. expect to [receive, find out, hear back]
  2. [can, should] expect to see [results, an improvement]
  3. expect [something, nothing] in return
  4. expected your [arrival, presence, attendance] (at)
  5. expecting [guests, visitors, friends, members]
  6. are expecting [50, several, many] guests
  7. are expecting them at [10:00]
  8. expect [at least, fewer than, more than]
  9. expect the [results, outcome] will be
  10. expect the [results] to be
  11. expect [payment, shipment]
  12. expecting it from [Amazon, Europe]
  13. they are expected to arrive at (10:00)
  14. expected to attend
  15. expected to [know, here back] by now
  16. expected to [increase, grow, continue]
  17. is expected by [Friday, December]
  18. [rain, snow, a heatwave] is expected (for)
  19. [better, worse] than expected
  20. better than I was expecting (it to be)
  21. not as bad as I expected (it to be)
  22. what [to, you can] expect (at)
  23. I wasn't expecting that!
  24. I expect so
  25. I expect that's [why, the reason]
  26. I expect you're [wondering, hungry, tired]
  27. [she is, she's] expecting
  28. she is expecting a baby [boy, girl, twins, in June]
'expected' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "expected" in the title:

< As> might be expected, - English Only forum
,<if expected>, - English Only forum
...are expected to add (or "to be added")to the debate - English Only forum
...than I had expected it to be. - English Only forum
“He didn’t do anything of what was expected of him.” ...anything of what he was expected to do.” - English Only forum
(the) students are expected to take their turn - English Only forum
2- She did bad in the tests than she expected but better in - English Only forum
700,000 fewer jobs would <be><have been> created than might <be><have been> expected. - English Only forum
A change which has been expected to be made for the last 100 years - English Only forum
a far weaker than expected 4.9 per cent - English Only forum
"A height is as much as can reasonably be expected" Where is the subject? - English Only forum
a similar behaviour is expected - English Only forum
a situation or a subject far from what you expected [Animal Idiom] - English Only forum
a slower than expected 2.9% - English Only forum
A turn out for what is being built as a weekend of descant was lower than expected - English Only forum
A worsening of the plight of deer was to be expected... - English Only forum
<about preparing dinner> she couldn't be expected to wait () - English Only forum
Absence of what is primarily expected - English Only forum
Adversity is to be expected - English Only forum
After completed, the project is expected..... - English Only forum
All papers are expected to be grammatically correct. - English Only forum
An adjective that means "more than expected" - English Only forum
an expected Christian - English Only forum
are due/expected to arrive - English Only forum
are expected / are being expected - English Only forum
are expected to be kept - English Only forum
are expected/will be expected - English Only forum
as discussed on the phone/As expected - English Only forum
as expected - English Only forum
As expected of - English Only forum
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