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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"We expect the economy to come to a standstill this quarter and next as the hit to households' real incomes from higher energy prices intensifies."
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Bankers and traders expect SpaceX’s share price could be volatile in initial trading, thanks in part to the large portion of its shares expected to be held by individual investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
But Roberts and Wroblkeski both said they don’t expect it to impact his next start.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The takeaway: expect more market volatility, and then prepare your list of stocks to buy on dips.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“Now don’t expect anything fancy,” Eulie warned me.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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