to wait for; to await.-to look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, i expect to receive wages; i expect that the troops will be defeated.-to wait; to stay.-expectation.