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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When Ohio State took the field against Miami here for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal, it was expected to mark the start of another imperious march toward the title game.
This is what art can do, and we can expect to see much more of it in the months and years ahead.
From Salon
Several potential candidates with deep experience, as well as close ties to USC athletics officials, are expected to be available.
From Los Angeles Times
“We expect to see less growth of employment. That will be a sign both that immigrants are not coming and maybe some are leaving.”
From Los Angeles Times
But the city has yet to find funds to front the work, which is expected to cost millions.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
