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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In other words, Warsh can expect the same lack of support.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
It’s unfair to expect a British immigrant who’s been in California only since 2012 to be fully versed in taco culture, as essential to the state as it is.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
While it is reducing seats, chief executive Sebastien Ebel said he does not expect jet fuel shortages over the coming weeks, Reuters news agency reported.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
U.S. officials and analysts expect Trump and Xi to repeat their usual displays of bonhomie but make few political breakthroughs in bilateral ties.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“You can’t expect your dad to read your mind.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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