What does 'expect' mean?
Her classmate, Angelina Nuno, transferred from a large state college, where she struggled with her writing. Detailed suggestions from her Alverno teachers helped her write clearly. Soon, Nuno expects to begin tutoring fellow students to help with their writing problems.

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Does it mean 'to demand that somebody will do something because it is their duty or responsibility'?

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What does 'expect' mean?
Her classmate, Angelina Nuno, transferred from a large state college, where she struggled with her writing. Detailed suggestions from her Alverno teachers helped her write clearly. Soon, Nuno expects to begin tutoring fellow students to help with their writing problems.

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Does it mean 'to demand that somebody will do something because it is their duty or responsibility'?

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Yes, we use expect in both these ways, 'to expect' is to believe something will happen. Nuno intends to begin tutoring other students. We also might say something like "The dog and cat got in a fight? Yeah I expected that, I"m not surprised."

We can also use expect in terms of a person's responsibility. The teacher expects the students to do their homework. The teacher can say "The expectation is that you will complete your homework daily, and behave in class"

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Hello,
I am not a native English speaker, but according to my view, "Nuno expects to begin tutoring..." means "Nuno IS GOING TO begin tutoring fellow students to help with...".

It seems that as far as she used to have similar problems in the past and managed to resolve them, she wants to help other people now.

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