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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On top of that, it’s also spinning twice as fast as we expected!
From Space Scoop
In addition, anecdotal economic information about the U.S. suggests that “maybe things are not as bad as expected,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore said he expects Nvidia to keep “dominant market share,” as recent worries over the threat of ASICs “are becoming overstated.”
From MarketWatch
As part of the arrangement, Chesney is expected to remain with his current team through a possible College Football Playoff appearance with the Dukes.
From Los Angeles Times
Winds are expected to mostly subside by the early evening, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
