This is the 2662nd most frequent Spanish word.
esperado
Expected.
Here, 'esperado' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'resultado', indicating something that was anticipated or foreseen.
El resultado del examen fue el esperado por todos.
The exam result was the expected by everyone.
In this sentence, 'esperado' serves as a past participle used as an adjective, describing that which was anticipated or deemed likely to occur.
Lo que ocurrió no era lo esperado.
What happened was not what was expected.
Here, 'esperado' is part of the compound verb form 'he esperado', which is the present perfect tense, indicating an action (hoping) that has been ongoing since the past.