צִפָּה
Meanings
Pi'el verb
1. to expect (intransitive)
2. to look forward (intransitive)
3. to be in store (intransitive)
4. to coat (transitive, intransitive)
Pronunciation
tsipá
Examples344
לילה לֹא צִפְּתָה לוורדים.
Layla wasn't expecting roses.
תּוֹם אָמַר שֶׁיֵּשׁ לְצַפּוֹת לזֶה.
Tom said that was to be expected.
אֲנִי לֹא מצפה מִתּוֹם לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת זֶה.
I don't expect Tom to do that.
עָשִׂיתִי אֵת מָה שֶׁצִּפּוּ שֶׁאֶעֱשֶׂה.
I did what I was expected to do.
לֹא צִפִּיתִי שֶׁתּוֹם יַעֲשֶׂה זֹאת.
I didn't expect Tom to do that.
תּוֹם אָמַר שֶׁהוּא לֹא צִפָּה ממרי לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת זֶה.
Tom said he didn't expect Mary to do that.