adjective
expected
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adjective
1
Believed to be likely, coming, or due.
"The expected delivery date is next Tuesday."
How to Use Expected
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPredicted or planned to happen.
Common pairings
expected outcome
expected date
as expected
Word Forms
more expected comparative, most expected superlative
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Rhymes for expected
erected
elected
dejected
directed
affected
detected
selected
effected
infected
projected
deflected
collected
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