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How to pronounce expect in English

Expect
/ɪk'spɛkt/

Examples from movies with Expect

What the fuck they expect from me? I had to earn, didn't I?
Casino - Dominick & the Desperadoes
I think there are certain things you should expect from your president.
Dave - The Whole Truth
If this car performs the way I expect it to,
Scent of a Woman - Gray Ghosts
If you expect me to be his punching bag,
Bloodsport - Young Frank Dux
if I was once again cast aside, as I would absolutely expect to be.
Notting Hill - Just a Girl
A sweaty tennis player's hardly what they expect.
Match Point - Scoring a Date
how does he expect us not to screw him over?
Dirty Work - Screwing Over Hamilton
And I expect that prayer within an hour.
Patton - A Weather Prayer
I didn't expect the most beautiful woman I'd ever met.
Intolerable Cruelty - Carnivores
You can expect a call from our lawyer later this afternoon.
XX - Bad Boy
...can expect to make about $20,000 a year in the current job market.
Accepted - Pocahontas Never Went to College
We expect our employees to behave in a professional manner
View from the Top - Peak-Too-Sooner
Well, they're different than what we expect, in a good way.
Hunter Gatherer - Lab Rat
Buster, what do you expect? She's, like, 200 years old.
Sing - $100,000 Prize
Well, sir, expect the lady and myself to darken your door once the nosebag is empty
Baby Driver - Is He Slow?
I'm sorry, but it was meant to be nice. - Well, what did you expect?
Phantom Thread - Back to Where You Came From
We don't expect you to understand everything that we do
Footloose - Not Even a Virgin

Audio pronunciation of Expect

American pronunciation

Expect pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Expect pronounced by Joanna (female)
Expect pronounced by Kendra (female)
Expect pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Expect pronounced by Salli (female)
Expect pronounced by Joey (male)
Expect pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Expect pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Expect pronounced by Amy (female)
Expect pronounced by Emma (female)
Expect pronounced by Brian (male)