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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But in a long race like AI, we should expect moments of doubt.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Due to the magnitude, Fitzgerald would expect opposition from state attorneys general and significant lobbying against the deal by the rest of the airline industry, assuming the federal government were to signal its blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“I didn’t expect them to be so overly aggressive. I really showed up there expecting conversation, making them come to their senses.”
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
“How long does anybody expect for me to do this on my own with the continued vandalism?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
This was the last place in the world that anyone would expect to find a bunch of monkeys.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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