expects

VERB

believe strongly; anticipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await forecast foresee hope predict suppose take think

STRONG

apprehend assume calculate conjecture contemplate divine envisage feel figure foreknow gather imagine look presume presuppose reckon sense surmise suspect trust understand

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve

STRONG

disregard know misunderstand neglect overlook

VERB

want, wish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

exact

WEAK

count on insist on look for rely upon

Example Sentences

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Expects Covid-19 product revenue for 2026 of $5 billion, a reduction from the $6.5 billion anticipated in 2025.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Appeared in the September 18, 2025, print edition as 'Cracker Barrel Shares Tumble as Chain Expects Guests to Reduce Visits'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

Sadly, no one — young or old — Expects the Spanish Inquisition.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

Expects battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to make up 30% of annual new car and light truck sales by 2030.

From Reuters • May 19, 2022

Expects reach you by nine P. M. Asks you to show large beacon fire if possible.

From The Man Who Rocked the Earth by Wood, Robert Williams