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expected

ik-SPEK-tid/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/

2 meanings of expected

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of expect.

    The committee expected the report by Friday afternoon.

    Nobody had expected such a sharp drop in prices.

    UsageIn the passive it often means required, not predicted: staff are expected to attend.

  2. 2
    adjective
    Describing something, often before a noun, that people think likely to happen, arrive, or be the case; anticipated or predicted.

    Forecasters listed thunderstorms among the expected conditions for the weekend.

    The expected crowd of 20,000 never showed up, leaving long rows of empty seats in the stadium.

    UsageUsually before a noun (the expected delay); also common in than expected and as expected: bigger than expected.

    Similaranticipated, likely, projected, predictable

    Oppositeunexpected, unforeseen, surprising, unanticipated

expected is a form of expect

expect, verb: To believe or predict that something is going to happen. Full entry

Forms
expectexpects he/she/itexpecting -ing formexpected past tense, past participle
Spelling
expect → expected: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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