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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Kushner has said his business partners shouldn’t expect anything in return from the U.S. government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Economists expect rates to remain at their current level, between 3.5% and 3.75%, next month, but warned further evidence of inflation persisting could force the Fed into an increase.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“With LTL, shippers get cost-effective freight shipping while still benefiting from the real-time tracking and dependability they expect from Amazon.”
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Under that scenario, Kunisch would expect price increases all along the food chain, starting with the prices paid for young cattle at livestock auctions to beef packers — the meat-processing companies that buy cattle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
When that doesn’t happen, I expect her to scold Dad, to stay steady if imperious.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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