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Appointed vs Expected - What's the difference?

appointed | expected |

As verbs the difference between appointed and expected

is that appointed is past tense of appoint while expected is past tense of expect.

As an adjective expected is

anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.

appointed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (appoint).
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    expected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
    • The expected storm never arrived.

    Antonyms

    * unexpected * surprising * unlikely

    Derived terms

    * expectedly * expectedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (expect)

    • Related terms

    * expect * expectation

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