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- UK [ɪkˈspektɪd] / US [ɪkˈspektəd]
adjective [only before noun]
likely to happen or be true
expected future earnings
Events did not follow their expected course.
English dictionary. 2014.
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expected — [ɪkˈspektɪd] adj likely to happen or be true Events did not follow their expected course.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
