Example: Naar verwachting komt de bus over tien minuten aan.
Definition
"Naar verwachting" is a Dutch expression used to indicate that something is anticipated or expected to happen based on current information or predictions. For example, it means that the bus is expected to arrive in about ten minutes.
The phrase "naar verwachting" comes from Dutch, where "naar" means 'according to' or 'towards,' and "verwachting" means 'expectation.' Together, they literally translate to 'according to expectation,' a straightforward way to express anticipation.
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"Naar verwachting" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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