expect
Usage
What are other ways to say expect?
The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
Example Sentences
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"Players were switching off to the basics. We have worked on it and shown them but this is the job. I never expected it to be easy when I got here."
From Barron's
That demand is pressuring semiconductor manufacturers to add capacity, meaning they are placing orders sooner than expected with semicap makers.
From MarketWatch
Market portfolios provide the highest long-term expected returns and maximum flexibility, but they come with significant volatility and don’t guarantee against running out of money, particularly if market returns are poor early in retirement.
As activity on the surface of the Sun remains high, you can expect it to be another year of colourful sightings of the Northern Lights.
From BBC
He’s doing so when there’s a long list of teams expected to be in the market for a quarterback with few desirable options available.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
