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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Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing overnight in parts of eastern Scotland and north-east England - with the warning in place from Sunday 20:00 GMT to 10:00 GMT Monday.
From BBC
Already well known in Kazakhastan, he expects his Olympic achievement will propel him to another level.
From Barron's
The PHS Index, a leading indicator of housing activity, is expected to increase 2.5% month over month, after plummeting 9.3% in December.
From Barron's
The PHS Index, a leading indicator of housing activity, is expected to increase 2.5% month over month, after plummeting 9.3% in December.
From Barron's
In my BR period, I also expected to fill my early retirement with home-improvement tasks, doing history-research projects, volunteering and learning.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
