forvente

verbverb

to expect

EtymologyOpphav

av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

vente (II, 3)to expect, regne medto count on, håpeto hope to expectvente (II, 3), to count onregne med, to hopehåpe

de forventet mye av ham they expected a lot of him
jeg hadde ikke forventet noe annet av deg I had not expected anything else from you
kritikerne kan ikke forvente seg så mye the critics cannot expect all that much

brukt som adjektiv used as an adjective

budsjettene øker mer enn den forventede prisveksten the budgets are rising by more than the expected increase in prices