EXPECT - Translation from English into Polish

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expect [ɪkˈspekt] VB trans

1. expect (require or demand):

expect: oczekiwać

2. expect (anticipate):

expect: spodziewać się

3. expect (suppose):

expect: przypuszczać

4. expect (await):

to be expecting [a baby]: spodziewać się dziecka

Present
I	expect
you	expect
he/she/it	expects
we	expect
you	expect
they	expect

Past
I	expected
you	expected
he/she/it	expected
we	expected
you	expected
they	expected

Present Perfect
I	have	expected
you	have	expected
he/she/it	has	expected
we	have	expected
you	have	expected
they	have	expected

Past Perfect
I	had	expected
you	had	expected
he/she/it	had	expected
we	had	expected
you	had	expected
they	had	expected

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to expect better: oczekiwać czegoś lepszego

I shouldn't expect you to pay, of course: oczywiście, że nie oczekiwałbym, że zapłacisz

you can hardly expect him to do that: nie możesz oczekiwać, że on to zrobi

you can't expect any help from that quarter: nie możesz oczekiwać żadnej pomocy z tej strony

we expect to recoup the costs in one year: spodziewamy się uzyskać zwrot wydatków w ciągu roku

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Comparative physiologists often study organisms that live in extreme environments (e.g., deserts) because they expect to find especially clear examples of evolutionary adaptation.

en.wikipedia.org

We expect someone in his position to be able to identify inside information when he receives it and to act appropriately.

en.wikipedia.org

The influences here come from psych rock and garage in its purest form so expect fuzzy, scuzzy guitar sounds at earsplitting levels.

www.irishmirror.ie

Tech-savvy office staff could chase up a query and expect an answer straight away, without having to pick up the phone.

news.bbc.co.uk

Port 0 is reserved, but is a permissible source port value if the sending process does not expect messages in response.

en.wikipedia.org