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be found hi: Taond/ formal to exist in a particular place, or inside a particular thing: Vitamin С is found in green vegetables and fresh fruit. I Otters are still found in some parts of Britain.
Many of the old village traditions are dying out. I Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will die out.
disappear -diss'piaV [и I] if something disappears, it stops existing and can no longer be seen or felt: Thousands of miles of rainforest are disappearing every year. I When I got my first job I felt as if all my worries had disappeared.
Z_lA Don't say 'is disappeared' or 'was disappeared'. Say has disappeared.
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Be found is used especially in technical and scientific writing.
existence ig'zisuns/ [n U] when something exists
tHe existence of sth For the first time she began to doubt the existence of God. be in existence (=exist at the moment) The club has been in existence since
1990.
to not exist
non-existent /,non igzisL?nH||,nc:rb/ [adj] something that is non-existent does not exist: In rural parts of Japan, crime is virtually non-existent.
Qthere's no such thing cWz
saiJ Bjr], spoken use there's no such thing to tell someone that you are sure something does not exist: I don't believe in witchcraft - there's no such thing. + as I've come to the conclusion that there's no such thing as perfect happi ness.
when something that used to exist no longer exists
extinct /ik'stfijkt/ [adj] if a type of animal is extinct, none of them are alive any more: The white rhino is now almost extinct.
become extinct Why did the dinosaurs become extinct?
die out ,dai 'aot/ (phrasal verb I] if something such as a type of plant or animal dies out, there are fewer and fewer of them until finally there are none left:
see also hope surprising/surprised
to expect something
expect ik'spekt [u T] if you expect something to happen, you think it probably will happen: I'm expecting a fax from Korea Has anything arrived yet? I Driuers should expect long delays on all roads out of town today.
expect to do sth / expected to find him in the bar. but he wasn't there, expect sb/sth to do sth No-one really expected the President to resign. I Economists expect the economy ю grow by 5% next year.
+ (that) We all expected she'd get the job - it was a real shock when she didn't.
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Don't confuse expect and wait for: She stood outside the hotel, waiting for a taxi. (^waiting until a taxi came past) I I'm expecting a taxi (=1 ordered one a while ago)
think Oirjk (u Tj to believe that something is likely to happen
+ (that) Do you think that she'll win an Oscar for the movie? I I never thought her business would do so well. think sth is likely The builders said the job would be finished tomorrow, but I don't think that's likely.
be due bi: 'djuilj-'du: if something is due at a particular time, you expect it to happen or arrive at that time: When's your baby due?
be due in an hour/in three months/at 5 o'clock etc The flight from New York is
due at 10.30. I You'd better clean up this mess -Clarrie's due back in half an hour.
Q what you say when you expect something to happen
QI expect ai ikspekt spoken say this when you think something will probably happen; Don't worry ~ they'll be here soon, / expect.
+ (that) I expect the tickets will be sold out by now.
I expect so British (=used to say "yes when someone asks you if you think something is going to happen) "Do you think hell lend us the money?" "/ expect so."
QI bet 'bet spokfn informal say this when you are almost certain something will happen, because of what you know about a person or situation + (that) I bet you'll miss your boyfriend when he goes to university. I She promised to arrive early. but I bet she doesn't.
Ql wouldn't be surprised at wodnt bi: si>r'prajzd/ spoken say this when you think that something may happen, even though other people may think it is unlikely: "Do you think they'll get married?" "I wouldn't be surprised.'' + if You know, I wouldn't be surprised if IVarren ends up running the whole company.
В expecting something good to happen
optimistic opt^mistik^ll.oip / [adjl someone who is optimistic expects good things to happen: In spite of all her problems she manages to remain optimistic. I an optimistic economic forecast + about I'm pretty optimistic about our chances of winning here today. + that Are you still optimistic that the climbers can be rescued?
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optimist /'Dpc^m^stl'aip-/ [n Cj someone who always expects good things to happen. Optimists still believe we can resolve the problem without going to war.
EJ expecting something bad to happen
pessimistic i.pes^'mistik* (adj] someone who is pessimistic always expects bad things to happen. Don't be too pessimistic - we may still win the game. + about He's quite pessimistic about his chances of getting another job.
pessimist pes^st [п C] someone who always expects bad things to happen: Don't be such a pessimist - Гт sure you'll pass your driving test!
CJ when things happen in the way that you expected
as expected ikspekt^d if something
happens as expected, it happens in the way that you expected it to happen. As expected, the Democrats won the major ity of seats in Congress. 1 The parcel arrived the next day. as expected.
it is no surprise It iz ПРО sorpraiz if
something that happens is no surprise, it is exactly what you expected, so you are not surprised by it
+■ that It's no surprise that Jeff and his
wife are getting divorced.
it is no surprise to hear/discover!find
etc It was no surprise to hear that Joel had messed the whole thing up again.
predictable /рп diktobr?l [adj] happening exactly as you expect - use this especially about someone's behaviour, when you think they are boring or stupid because they always do exactly what you expect: My dad's so predictable - every evening he comes home, has exactly two beers, and falls asleep in front of the TV. I a predictable speech about loyalty to one's country predictably [sentence adverbj as you would expect: Predictably, all the political parties are claiming the credit for rising living standards.