No. 5,358 in Polish
spodziewają
"Spodziewają" means "they expect" in English.
In a sentence
Oni spodziewają się gości wieczorem.
They are expecting guests in the evening.
In this sentence, 'spodziewają' means 'expecting' and is used to indicate anticipation or waiting for someone or something.
Rodzice spodziewają się od niego dobrych wyników.
The parents are expecting good results from him.
Here, 'spodziewają' is employed to signify a hopeful expectation or wish.
Nie wiem, czego oni się spodziewają po tej decyzji.
I don't know what they expect from this decision.
In this context, 'spodziewają' is used to express a belief or assumption about possible outcomes of a decision.
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