expectable
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3.5
- adjective
- /ɪkˈspɛktəbl/
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previsible
- No, it means you're having an expectable series of reactions to what can often feel like an impossible situation.
And in Untangled, my previous commercial book, I do walk through all of these expectable transitions.
- And in Untangled, my previous commercial book, I do walk through all of these expectable transitions.
- No, it means you're having an expectable series of reactions to what can often feel like an impossible situation.
- Not confused, what with the expectable sadness and grief at having to say goodbye and let go of a part of their lives.
- So in that way, bread crumbing is simply an expectable part of all trauma bonded narcissistic relationships at some point.
Examples
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After months of preparation, it is expectable that the event will run smoothly.
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Trying to escape was expectable under the circumstances.
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- Why is it expectable for someone being held for murder to try to escape?
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Only in America are gun massacres of this kind routine, expectable, and certain to continue.
Blog text (21) -
And in Untangled, my previous commercial book, I do walk through all of these expectable transitions.
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Whereas formal thinkers tend to change their ideas only if the old view is "in error," dialectical thinkers see changes in thinking as natural, expectable, and valuable.
Academic text (2008) -
Given the storm approaching, it is expectable that schools will be closed tomorrow.
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With his background and qualifications, a promotion seems expectable in the near future.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
People expect it to happen or be true
189
2.5
Easy to guess what will happen
59
4.3
Likely to happen in the near future
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6.1
Likely to happen
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1.9
Not causing surprise because it is expected
Likely to happen or be true
Likely to happen soon and making people feel excited
Antonyms
How Likely
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4.6
200
3.4
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3.5
129
7.2
∞
1.0
487
1.9
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expectable comes from the verb expect, which is built from the parts ex- 'out' and spectare 'to look' and originally meant 'to look out for' or wait for. So, something expectable is 'able to be looked for', which is why it means likely to happen.