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We expected it to be hot in Hawaii, and it was .

She's expecting a baby (= she is going to have a baby ) in

June.

If you are expected to do something, you must do it I am expected to work every Saturday.

ex • pec • ta • tion / lekspek' teijn / noun [ count, noncount ] a belief that something will happen Against all expectations , we enjoyed ourselves.

ex • pe • di • tion / |ekspэ'dijn / noun [ count ]

a long trip to find or do something special an expedition to the South Pole Thesaurus

trip an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually back again. A trip can be short or long, and can be for business or pleasure: a business trip ♦ a round-the-world trip ♦ a trip to the grocery store ♦ They took a trip down the river. ♦ We just got back from our trip to Japan. We had a great time. travel the general activity of moving from place to place. With this meaning, travel is a noncount noun. A person's travels are the time he or she spends traveling, especially in foreign countries and for pleasure: air/rail/space travel ♦ Foreign travel is very popular these days. ♦ The book is about her travels around Europe.

journey a long and often difficult trip from one place to another: It was a dangerous journey across the mountains. ♦ They continued their journey on foot. expedition a long, organized trip to find out about a place or to do something special: He led the first expedition to the North Pole. ♦ She made two expeditions to Brazil to study the wild plants. voyage a long trip by water or in space: The Titantic sank on its first voyage. ♦ The spacecraft began its voyage to Jupiter.

ex • pel / ik ' spel / verb ( ex . pels , ex • pel • ling , ex • pelled )

to send someone away from a school, an organization, or a country: The boys were expelled from school for smoking.

ex • pense / ik spens / noun

1 [ count, noncount ] the cost of something Having a car is a big expense. Thesaurus

price the money that you have to pay to buy something: What's the price of gas now? ♦ We can't afford the car at that price . ♦ house prices cost the money that you need to buy, make, or do something: The cost of electricity is going up. ♦ A new computer system was installed at a cost of $80,000. ♦ the cost of living (= the amount of money you need to pay for food, clothes, and a place to live ) charge the money that you pay for goods or services: Is there a charge for parking here? ♦ Delivery is free of charge (= costs nothing ) .

fee the money you pay to go into a place, or for professional advice or services from doctors, lawyers, colleges, etc.: Some lawyers charge extremely high fees for their services. ♦ an annual membership fee ♦ tuition fees

expense the money you spend on something, or something that makes you spend money: The house was decorated at great expense . ♦ Owning a car is a big expense.

2expenses [ plural ] money that you spend on a certain thing

The company pays our travel expenses .

ex .pen .sive Ф /ik'spensiv/ adjective

Something that is expensive costs a lot of money

expensive clothes

The meal was very expensive.

—ANTONYM cheap

ex .pe .ri .ence 10/ikspirbns/noun

[ noncount ] knowing about something because you have seen it or done it