verb

erwarten

expect

Man denkt, dass etwas Bestimmtes passieren wird oder jemand kommt.

The verb erwarten has several closely related meanings depending on the context:

To expect: To consider something likely to happen or to wait for an event. Example: "I expect that he will arrive soon."
To await/wait for: To be in a location or state of readiness for someone or something to arrive. Example: "She is waiting for the train."
To require/demand: In some contexts, it can mean to demand a certain behavior or result from someone. Example: "The teacher expects silence."
To be pregnant: In formal or literary contexts, "ein Kind erwarten" means to be expecting a child.

Grammar: It is a regular (weak) transitive verb. The past tense is erwartete and the past participle is erwartet. It requires the accusative case.
Word origin: It is derived from the prefix er- (indicating completion or reaching a goal) and the verb warten (to wait). Etymologically, it suggests waiting for something until it eventually occurs.