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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"I always wanted to play Regina, but I didn't expect it to happen the way it did, and I'm feeling very lucky that it did happen," says Panka.
From BBC
As a result, improving palliative care is now expected to feature more prominently on Holyrood's agenda in the short term.
From BBC
Before the war, a rate cut was expected as soon as the summer, with another possible later in the year.
From Barron's
The bank is expected to keep borrowing costs on hold but it will release its "dot plot" forecast for rates in the coming months, amid speculation it could be forced to hike again.
From Barron's
That was higher than the earnings of 95 cents a share on revenue of $827 million that analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
