# expected

Pronunciation: say "ik-SPEK-tid" /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of expect. — simple past and past participle of expect
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of expect. Use this form to talk about expecting something at an earlier time.
   - _The committee expected the report by Friday afternoon._
   - _Nobody had expected such a sharp drop in prices._

## Adjective

2. Describing something, often before a noun, that people think likely to happen, arrive, or be the case; anticipated or predicted.
   - Simple: Believed or predicted to happen, to come, or to be true.
   - _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._

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