Expect from Meaning in English

expression

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التعريف

To believe that someone will do something or behave in a certain way, based on what you know about them or their role.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in both formal and informal settings. Often used when discussing expectations of behavior or performance ('What do you expect from a child?'). Not interchangeable with just 'expect' — 'expect from' requires a person or group as the reference.

• Spanish: esperar de
• Portuguese (BR): esperar de
• Portuguese (PT): esperar de
• Chinese (Simplified): 期待（来自）
• Chinese (Traditional): 期望（來自）
• Hindi: से उम्मीद करना
• Arabic: يتوقع من
• Bengali: থেকে আশা করা - থেকে প্রত্যাশা করা
• Russian: ожидать от
• Japanese: 〜に期待する
• Vietnamese: mong đợi từ - kỳ vọng ở
• Korean: ~에게 기대하다
• Turkish: -den beklemek
• Urdu: سے توقع کرنا
• Indonesian: mengharapkan dari

جمل نموذجية

I expect from my teacher that she will help me if I have questions.

basic

What do you expect from a story like this?

basic

Parents often expect from their children to be polite.

basic

That's a lot to expect from a volunteer.

natural

You can't really expect from him to understand – he just started last week.

natural

I don't know what they expect from me at this point.

natural