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expect
verb as in believe strongly; anticipate
Strong matches
apprehend, assume, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, divine, envisage, feel, figure, foreknow, gather, imagine, look, presume, presuppose, reckon, sense, surmise, suspect, trust, understand
Weak matches
bargain for, bargain on, be afraid, count on, hope for, in the cards, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, see coming, wait for, watch for
Example Sentences
Here we analyse how good he has been, why he isn't performing as expected yet, and how Liverpool could get the best out of him.
“I don’t think anyone expected that,” a current White House staffer told me.
The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings for northern parts of the UK from Friday afternoon, with particularly dangerous conditions expected near coasts.
Labour lawyer Patrick Deale told state media that the judgment was "a positive and expected outcome" for parental rights in the country.
Some fans frustrated by UCLA’s winless football team are expected to wear “Fire Jarmond” shirts in blue and gold to Saturday’s game at the Rose Bowl against Penn State.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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