expectable

An obsolete adjective meaning 'that may be expected' or 'likely to happen'. It has largely been replaced by the more common word 'expected'.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désignant ce qui peut être attendu ou considéré comme probable. Dans un usage moderne, il est souvent remplacé par « attendu » ou « prévisible ».

1. To be expected B2 formal

   Something that is likely to happen or is considered normal under the circumstances.

   • Given the weather, delays are expectable.
   • Some nervousness before a big exam is expectable.
   • The outcome was entirely expectable based on the data.

   🇫🇷à prévoir / attendu

   Synonymes: anticipatedexpectedforeseeablelikelypredictableprobableunsurprising

   Antonymes: abnormalsurprisingunexpectedunforeseen

• more expectable comparative form
• most expectable superlative form