expected
adjective
[ ɪkˈspɛktɪd ]
• regarded as likely; anticipated.
• "write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses"
expect
verb
• regard (something) as likely to happen.
• "it's as well to expect the worst"
Similar:
anticipate,
await,
look for,
hope for,
watch for,
look forward to,
look ahead to,
have in prospect,
contemplate,
bargain for/on,
bank on,
be prepared for,
plan for,
predict,
forecast,
foresee,
prophesy,
envisage,
envision,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘defer action, wait’): from Latin exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’ (frequentative of specere ‘see’).
to be expected
• completely normal.
• "he had a few lines about the eyes, but at forty-seven that was only to be expected"
