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期待する

To Expect

Meaning

To Expect, To Anticipate

Word Type

する verb, transitive verb

Explanation

Hopefully you know the word 期待 by now (expectation). This is the verb version, which makes it to expect.

Reading

きたいする

Explanation

The reading comes from the word 期待, so make sure you know that to know this one as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

何を期待する
What do you expect?
見返りを期待する
to expect something in return
それを期待する
to expect that
今後に期待する
to expect in the future
相手に期待する
to have expectations of a partner
そういう事に期待する
to expect that kind of thing, to hope for that kind of thing

Context Sentences

そうならないことを期待するよ。

I hope that doesn't happen.

あまり期待しないでくださいね。

Don't expect too much from me.

今年は母親以外の女子からのバレンタインのチョコレートを期待しています。

I'm anticipating Valentine’s chocolate from girls other than my mother this year.

Kanji Composition